US EditionBBC World Service - Newshour, Tributes Pour in for Jesse Jackson
Leaders praised Jackson’s advocacy for racial equality and coalition-building; former President Obama noted his presidential campaigns paved the way for future Black candidates.
- On Tuesday, Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84, prompting immediate tributes from elected officials and political groups praising his decades of advocacy.
- Jackson's two presidential bids and organizing built the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, registering millions of voters and reshaping Democratic Party politics.
- High-Profile tributes included statements from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who wrote, `Rev. Jesse Jackson was a trailblazer and a leader in our fight for civil rights in this nation, and his work will live on.`
- His mentoring gave many the experience to assume national leadership roles, expanding Black women’s political power and normalizing their leadership beyond the ballot box, said Brazile.
- Michelle Obama recalled first glimpses of political organizing at the Jacksons’ kitchen table and lauded his life’s work, while Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, praised Jackson's anti-apartheid efforts and Barack Obama, former president, said his campaigns created opportunities for generations.
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Celebs pay tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson, honor his influence on generations
High-profile and ordinary people alike have been pouring in condolences and memories after the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 17. Celebrities, politicians, and representatives from numerous organizations have paid tribute to the man who told the world to believe “I Am Somebody” and motivated them to “Keep Hope Alive.”“When I was a junior in high school, we were called to an assembly to listen to Jesse Jackson speak,” media mogul Oprah Win…
A ‘servant leader’ honored: The nation pays tribute to Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. at an encampment dubbed "Resurrection City," at the close of the Poor People's March at the National Mall in Washington D.C., in May 1968. (Photo by Pix/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Tributes poured in across the country for the revered civil rights figure the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who died Tuesday morning at 84. The two-time Democratic presidential hopeful and Greenville, South Carolina, nati…
BBC World Service - Newshour, Tributes pour in for Jesse Jackson
Politicians from across the spectrum have been paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights leader who has died aged 84. We talk to the US Congressman Danny Davis who's known personally since he was a young man Also on the programme: Iran has said it has reached an understanding with the US on the main "guiding principles" to resolve their dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme; and we ask whether Russian athletes…
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Leah Daughtry was 6 years old when she first met the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a boycott of a local grocery store that refused to hire Black workers. Her father was a prominent civil rights activist and church leader long active in politics, and Jackson became a fixture in the Daughtry family’s home and church in Brooklyn. Later, when Daughtry was a student at Dartmouth College, Jackson introduced her to presidential politics when he recruited her t…
Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris pay tribute to civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson - The Boston Globe
“We were friends for almost fifty years since we met in 1977 at the 20th anniversary of the integration of Little Rock Central High,” former President Bill Clinton wrote of Jackson.
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