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

Oklahoma Voice - A ‘servant leader’ honored: The nation pays tribute to Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon

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.

Jesse Jackson Knew Better Than to Forget

The civil rights icon died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jackson always held America to account—and never stopped fighting to preserve what he knew could be taken away.

Chicagoans Remember Rev. Jesse Jackson For His Impact In Push For Civil Rights

Across the globe, Jackson is being remembered, and in Chicago, where Jackson and his family were anchored, the loss is truly felt.

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.