Rev. Jesse Jackson has died
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has died at 84.
Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; a diplomat and negotiator on behalf of international political hostages; and a tireless advocate for voting rights, police reform and economic equality. He died on February 17 at 84.
In March 2007, Jackson pledged his support for Barack Obama's campaign to become the first African American in the White House. Relations between the two men were initially strained, after Jackson criticised Obama for "talking down to black people".
The cradle of the Civil Rights Movement is mourning the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson returned to Memphis on April 4, 2022, to mark the 54th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate who died Feb. 17, advocated for years for causes in Arizona.
President Donald Trump also asserted that Jesse Jackson should have gotten more credit for laying the groundwork for Barack Obama’s victory as the first Black president in 2008.
The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.