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Black and white Christians in America could have been allies in the fight for life across racial and partisan lines.

Clinton has not made such a request. Jackson said a national campaign is forming to encourage Obama to make a "healing move" similar to the decision President Gerald Ford made in September 1974.

Jesse Jackson's life and activism reflect the ongoing impact of Southern politics on American elections. His story is a testament to the enduring power of the civil rights movement.

Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush.