The Rev. Jesse Jackson announces retirement from civil rights group
Civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after 52 years at the helm.
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Civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after 52 years at the helm.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is 81, is stepping down as president from the civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Jackson, 81, has battled health problems in recent years and announced he's stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/the-rev-jesse-jackson-steps-down-as-leader-of-civil-rights-group-he-founded-in-1971/">Read More</a>
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, "a long-time student of Rev. Jackson and supporter" of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will take over as the group's leader.