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How did Don Lemon break the news of Reverend Jesse Jackson’s death and personal connection to the family?
Good morning, everyone. Come on the air with you today. Look, I'm glad that you're here. Let me just tell you, first order of business. Like and thumbs up, please. And so that is what's really important. As you can see, I'm on the move again. I'm going to be in Atlanta for a show with... With D.L. Hughley tonight. And so I rushed in here this morning and I was trying to get through the airport. And as I'm getting through the airport, I'm on the phone with the Jackson family. So let me just take this off because I don't want to be disrespectful. I did a post for him this morning on social media and I was like, I should have taken the hat off. But so I'm sorry. Forgive me, Reverend and family. But thank you for joining us.
So if we can put up the headline, Reverend Jesse Jackson. has passed he was 84 years old he died peacefully and i know um that he did because i have information to share with you so um wow okay um this is a this is a tough one though because i you know i know the family i've known them for years since um since um as a matter of fact they're texting me now um since I moved to Chicago back in 2003 so I was working um at NBC in 2000 something and then I moved to Chicago to work there as a local anchor and um Jesse Jackson was obviously I knew him for years he's Jesse Jackson And I quickly got to know him and his family, and I just became sort of ingratiated into the Chicago community, especially the black community there, the Hyde Park community, the Obamas, the Farrakans, the Jacksons, like all of those folks, the Coopers, all of those people.
Melody Spann Cooper, if you know, you know. So... This morning, I woke to the news. Tim said, hey, Don. I was like, yeah, I'm sleeping. What? He said, Jesse Jackson died. And I was just flummoxed. Like, not flummoxed. I was just heartbroken going. I knew that it was a possibility because I had been there in Chicago. I had seen him and the family. The last time I was there, I did not get to see him because, one, he wasn't feeling well. And then the day that I could, I had to... fly out so um this is what i will tell you so thank you for joining us this morning um there aren't many like him he was one of a kind if you know when and i'm wearing by the way just so i'll show you this i'm wearing his sweatshirt today that i got because i hosted the the the reverend jesse jackson
MLK, Martin Luther King breakfast. And they gave me this sweatshirt, which I love and I wear it a lot. And it's Keep Hope Alive. And it has all of the things that he says on there. Never give up. Rise up against the odds. But Keep Hope Alive was his thing. And I remember when he ran for president, he ran for president in 1980 and 1984. And I just remember that he gave one of the most rousing convention speeches. You thought that Barack Obama's convention speech was good. You guys go back and look at Jesse Jackson. I did a story back in 2006 when I first got to CNN because people were saying – I found that it was tough sometimes to get Jesse Jackson on the show because people like, I don't know, is he still relevant?
I'm like, is he still relevant? So I decided to go back, you know, don't, don't say that to me. Cause I've decided to go back to Chicago and interview Jesse Jackson and his family and go to the rainbow push to the church and church and all that. And I did. And I, the resounding overall consensus was yes, That speech where he would, it brings tears to your eyes when he's like, and you hold out and you hold on and you never give up. Say, I am somebody. I am somebody. And then he ended it by saying, keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. And I remember everyone in my house From my mom to my sisters to my dad, everybody's watching it is in tears and standing up and saying, yes, this man changed the political landscape.
Whether you understand him or not, he has been lionized. He has been fetid. He's been he's gone through all of the things. And look, there will never be another one like him and an orator.
What memories and legacy of Jesse Jackson does Don Lemon highlight from his Chicago years?
I know you guys, you know, this man was an orator.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How did Don Lemon break the news of Reverend Jesse Jackson’s death and personal connection to the family?
0:17–5:08
2
What memories and legacy of Jesse Jackson does Don Lemon highlight from his Chicago years?
5:08–33:41
3
How does the show summarize Jesse Jackson’s life, civil rights work, and political impact?
33:41–56:20
4
Who from the Jackson family joins the show and what do they say about his final moments?
56:20–1:06:10
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