Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84

Jackson, who led civil rights movement for decades after MLK, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson has died. He was 84. Jackson was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King and became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King was assassinated in 1968. A two-time presidential…

Civil rights champion Jesse Jackson dies at 84

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

Civil rights champion Jesse Jackson dies

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.

Kenya: President Ruto, Kenyatta Mourn Death of U.S. Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson

Nairobi -- President William Ruto and former President Uhuru Kenyatta have joined world leaders in mourning the death of renowned United States civil rights leader the Hon. Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84.

Jesse Jackson in Three Photos

To appreciate the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson’s place in history - to understand his role in expanding the Constitution’s promise of freedom and opportunity to those of us once excluded - let photographs be the starting point. Consider three indelible images of Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, captured over a span of 40 years.