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

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies, aged 84

American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84, according to a statement from his family. Jackson, who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the 1960s, was awarded the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit, in 2021 in recognition of his lifetime of activism.