US EditionRev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
Rev. Jesse Jackson led voter registration drives and civil rights campaigns for over 60 years, influencing political leaders and mobilizing millions, the family said.
- The Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at 84, passing away peacefully with family by his side. He had been battling progressive supranuclear palsy and previously revealed in 2017 that he had Parkinson’s disease.
- A leading figure in the U.S. civil rights movement, Jackson worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and was present when King was assassinated in 1968. He later sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1980s, mounting historic campaigns that expanded Black political participation and influence nationwide.
- Ordained by the Rev. Clay Evans, Jackson later received a Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary and earned more than 40 honorary doctorates. He led the Rainbow PUSH Coalition for decades, solidifying his lasting impact on activism and public life.
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LBCCivil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84
Rev Jackson died on Tuesday surrounded by family, according to a statement posted online from the family.
Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): After the death of mentor Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Jesse Jackson continued their fight for civil rights for African Americans…
He fought with Martin Luther King for equality and applied for the US presidential candidate. Jesse Jackson's death is one of the most famous black voices in the United States. US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is dead. He died peacefully in the circle of his family on Tuesday morning, the Rainbow Push Coalition Foundation, which he founded, announced in a statement calling on his family. Jackson, who fought alongside Martin Luther King for…
Jesse Jackson has died. The former politician was 84 and was part of the civil rights movement in the United States.
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Jesse Jackson: civil rights lion sought 'common ground'
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday aged 84, had a three-pronged career of civil rights, liberal missions and political activism, and his White House bids in the 1980s helped lay the groundwork for the election of America's first Black president two…
Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies Aged 84
U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died aged 84, according to a Feb. 17 announcement by his family. “He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family,” the statement said, describing Jackson as a “tireless change agent” who “elevated the voices of the voiceless” over decades of engagement in civil rights advocacy, voter mobilization, and presidential politics. The cause of death was not immediately given. Jackson, a B…
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