Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has spent the last 60 years of his ...

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84 after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. Jackson was a two-time Democratic presidential candidate and a recipient of the ...

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What to know about Rev. Jesse Jackson, a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement and national politics for more than six ...

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a man who stood shoulder to shoulder with fellow icons of the Civil Rights Movement, has died at age 84 after a long illness. Jackson is survived by his wife, Jacqueline ...