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His informal globe-trotting diplomacy, particularly his prominent role in 1984 in securing the release of a Navy lieutenant, Robert O. Goodman Jr., who was imprisoned in Lebanon after his plane was sh... 0.950

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Simplified: His informal globe-trotting diplomacy made him a political force and an international figure

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So potent was his voice that his ardent promotion of the term African American, to honor the origins of the descendants of an enslaved people, influenced the nation’s very vernacular of the time. 0.950

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Simplified: His ardent promotion of the term African American influenced the nation’s very vernacular of the time

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Three weeks after launching his presidential campaign, in informal conversations with Black reporters, he used the offensive terms “Hymie” and “Hymietown” to describe the Jewish population in New York... 0.950

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Simplified: He used the offensive terms “Hymie” and “Hymietown” to describe the Jewish population in New York City three weeks after launching his presidential ca...

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And his initial reluctance to distance himself from Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who had made antisemitic remarks himself, only added to his problems — although he stated in 1984 that c... 0.950

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Simplified: His initial reluctance to distance himself from Louis Farrakhan only added to his problems

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“My constituency,” he said at the Democratic convention that year, “is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised.” 0.950

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Simplified: He said My constituency is the desperate the damned the disinherited the disrespected and the despised at the Democratic convention

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In 1984, Mr. Jackson decided it was time to campaign for himself — as the second Black candidate from a major party to run for president, after Shirley Chisholm, the former congresswoman from Brooklyn... 0.950

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Simplified: Mr Jackson decided it was time to campaign for himself as the second Black candidate from a major party to run for president in 1984

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He established the National Rainbow Coalition as a vehicle for a populist campaign. 0.950

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Simplified: He established the National Rainbow Coalition as a vehicle for a populist campaign

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It set the stage for his becoming invaluable to the Democratic Party for his success in registering Black voters. 0.950

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Simplified: It set the stage for his becoming invaluable to the Democratic Party for his success in registering Black voters

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In 1980, he became a tireless campaigner for President Jimmy Carter in his unsuccessful re-election bid. 0.950

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Simplified: He became a tireless campaigner for President Jimmy Carter in his unsuccessful re-election bid in 1980

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Freed from the institutional hierarchy of the S.C.L.C., Mr. Jackson became a ubiquitous presence in American life, promoting social justice causes almost nonstop across the United States and overseas,... 0.950

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Simplified: Mr Jackson became a ubiquitous presence in American life promoting social justice causes

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Before long, his focus had shifted almost inevitably to a new area: politics. 0.950

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Simplified: His focus shifted to politics

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As early as 1971, he flirted with the idea of starting a new political party. 0.950

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Simplified: He flirted with the idea of starting a new political party as early as 1971

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He has had time to pray. He is a different man now.” 0.950

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Simplified: He is a different man now

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Don Rose, a political consultant who worked with Mr. Jackson, said in a recent interview that almost immediately after returning to Chicago, Mr. Jackson was making the case that his youth and energy m... 0.950

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Simplified: Don Rose said Mr Jackson was making the case that his youth and energy made him the logical person to inject new life into the movement

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Other observers said that some of those who were most critical of Mr. Jackson had made their own plays for attention, and that so many conflicting accounts emerged from the chaos following the shootin... 0.950

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Simplified: Other observers said that some of those who were most critical of Mr Jackson had made their own plays for attention

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“I hope God has forgiven him,” Mr. Abernathy told The New York Times in 1987 as Mr. Jackson was preparing for a second presidential run. 0.950

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Simplified: Mr Abernathy told The New York Times I hope God has forgiven him

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If Mr. Jackson had been a figure of suspicion before, he became an object of outrage after Dr. King’s death. 0.950

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Simplified: He became an object of outrage after Dr King’s death

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Mr. Jackson’s account changed over time, from cradling Dr. King’s head to reaching toward it. 0.950

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Simplified: Mr Jackson’s account changed over time from cradling Dr King’s head to reaching toward it

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Others who were there said it never happened. 0.950

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Simplified: Others said it never happened

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He added: “He went through, literally, a crucifixion. I was there. And I’ll be there for the resurrection.” 0.950

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Simplified: He added He went through literally a crucifixion I was there and I’ll be there for the resurrection

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