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Podcast: The Block Club Chicago Podcast
Episode: For Many South Siders, Icon Jesse Jackson Was Their Neighbor ‘Rev’
Description: Rev. Jesse Jackson was an icon, a civil rights advocate, a two-time presidential candidate and a political powerhouse for decades.
He was also “Rev,” a fixture in the Jackson Park Highlands community and a “sweet” and “caring” man who would speak openly on his meetings with historical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. over hot links on the porch, his neighbors said.
Host - Jon Hansen
Reporter - Maxwell Evans
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