Opinion: The enduring dignity of Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson stands on the steps of the Hinds county courthouse in Jackson, Mississippi, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1984 after leading a large groups students and supporters from the Jackson State University campus to the Courthouse to register voters.

Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. NPR's Scott Simon remembers covering Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign in Mississippi.

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