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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies 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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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader whose 1984 comments undercut Jewish relations, dies at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Black leader who sought to build a “rainbow coalition” for America’s future but struggled to include Jews in it, has died at 84. For American Jews, Jackson’s use of an antisemitic epithet, criticism of Israel and association with the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan during his first presidential run in 1984 proved hard to overcome, even as the towering figure apologized in part and preached reconciliation. “This man …
Democrat and Civil Rights Activist Dies Aged 84
Veteran U.S. civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation’s most influential Black voices, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 17 at the age of 84, his family confirmed in a statement. Jackson, a Baptist minister, had been a cornerstone of the civil rights movement since the 1960s, a decade in which he famously marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in fundraising for the cause. Jackson’s family sa…
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement after Martin Luther King Jr., died at 84 a.m.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, dies 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 candidate, Jackson led a lifetime of political crusades.
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