Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
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February 17, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, Baptist minister, veteran organizer, and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at 84, his family announced. They said he died peacefully, surrounded by relatives; no cause of death was given, though Jackson had suffered from poor health in his later years, reports NBC...
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