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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.

Opinion: The enduring dignity of Jesse Jackson

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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