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

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Charismatic US 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 aged 84.

Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader

Reverend Jesse Jackson, a long-time civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, passed away at the age of 84 after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, prompting mourning across the country and tributes from local leaders in Springfield.

Gov. Polis 'saddened' by death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a statement Tuesday following the death of famed civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the age of 84.

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Helped Launch Progressive Movement, Dead At 84

Jackson's presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 played a significant role in shaping the modern Democratic Party.View Entire Post ›

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

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…

'Jesse Jackson always showed up': Alabama leaders on death and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Across Alabama, a state central to the struggle that shaped his life’s work, reactions from officials to his death have poured in throughout the afternoon, reflecting on his influence on the Civil Rights Movement and his lasting legacy.