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Jesse Jackson to retire as president from The Rainbow Push Coalition, an organization he led for more than 50 years.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, the organization announced Friday.

(RNS) — ‘I will still be very involved in the organization and am proud that we have chosen Rev. Dr. Haynes as my successor,’ Jackson said.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago. The 81-year-old Jackson, who has battled health problems in recent years, announced his resignation during a quiet farewell speech at the organization's annual convention, which included a two-hour tribute to its longtime leader. Jackson implored attendees to "stop the violence" and "keep hope alive." The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, the pastor at Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, w...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson founded the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition in 1971.