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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
Jesse Jackson, founder of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, battled progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's before dying peacefully at 84.
- The Associated Press confirmed Rev. Jesse Jackson's death at home, with his daughter Santita Jackson informing that he died surrounded by family.
- Having stepped down as Rainbow/PUSH president in July 2023, Jackson disclosed seeking treatment for Parkinson's in 2017 and later confirmed progressive supranuclear palsy.
- A two-time Democratic presidential contender, Jesse Jackson founded Operation PUSH and Rainbow/PUSH, drew millions of votes, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000.
- He spent his final months under round-the-clock care after hospital admission in November and lost the ability to speak, communicating by holding hands with family who cared for him at home.
- Some aides disputed Jackson's claim of wearing a blood-soaked turtleneck from King, and he acknowledged fathering Ashley Jackson with a Rainbow/PUSH employee.
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