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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jacquelyne Germain

‘Fighter for freedom’: Kamala Harris praises legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention

Vice President Kamala Harris sits beside the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday as Jackson’s daughter, Santita, sings a gospel medley. The vice president addressed the crowd at Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn, commemorating Jackson stepping down as head of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights organization he founded in Chicago in 1971. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Vice President Kamala Harris during a Sunday afternoon trip to Chicago celebrated the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the day he officially stepped down as president of the organization he founded, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and formally named his successor.

“Today we celebrate one of America’s greatest patriots, someone who deeply believes in the promise of our country, a fighter for freedom and human rights for all people,” Harris said.

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