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.
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CHICAGO (AP): The Reverend Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago. Jackson, 81, announced his resignation during a.
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The Rainbow PUSH Coalition will welcome its next leader at the organization's annual International Convention on Sunday, just days after Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr..