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  "path": "/cognoscenti/2026/02/18/jesse-jackson-died-mel-king-david-dinkins-barack-obama-imari-paris-jeffries",
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  "textContent": "Jesse Jackson widened what \"possible\" meant, writes Imari K. Paris Jeffries. \"He proved that a Black presidential candidacy could be a serious campaign that competed across regions and issues. That changed the country's political muscle memory, and it changed the expectations of the next generation.\"",
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