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  Jesse Jackson, Jr. pleads guilty in court

Chicago marchers urge Obama to come home to address gun violence

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and relatives of victims of fatal shootings in Chicago urged President Barack Obama on Saturday to come back to his hometown and address the gun violence plaguing the city. Full story

Jackson: 'Dr.King knocked down the walls'

  Jesse Jackson reflects on the second inauguration of the first African American president, and how Martin Luther King Jr. paved the way for President Obama.

Jesse Jackson on Obama’s challenges ahead

  President Obama’s second inauguration will take place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Rev. Jesse Jackson comments on the significance of the day and the challenges the president faces.

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  Inside Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s resignation

Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with journalist James Warren about Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., who resigned amid scandal.

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Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) departs the U.S. District Federal Courthouse in Washington February 20, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

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After singing "Georgia On My Mind," Willie Nelson seems overcome as he and the Rev. Jesse Jackson embrace during funeral services for Ray Charles at First AME Church in Los Angeles Friday, June 18, 2004.

Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. speaks in support of a demonstration against the NYPD's "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic outside of Manhattan Federal Court in New York
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. speaks in support of a demonstration against the NYPD's "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic outside of Manhattan Federal Court in New York

Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. speaks in support of a demonstration against the New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic outside of Manhattan Federal Court in New York, March 18, 2013. The city is currently defending the policy in court from a class action four black men file