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Jesse Jackson, one of the nation's most powerful voices for Black Americans, dies at 84

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader and two-time presidential contender, has passed away at the age of 84. He was known for his advocacy for Black economic and racial equality, and his family described him as a 'servant leader' dedicated to the oppressed and marginalized.

Hoping to stave off the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, Rev. Jesse Jackson leads death penalty opponents across the Golden Gate Bridge during a protest march Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, in Sausalito, Calif. Participants in the 25-mile walk from San Francisco to San Quentin State Prison urged California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to Williams, co-founder of the Crips gang and a convicted murderer, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time Tuesday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Hoping to stave off the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, Rev. Jesse Jackson leads death penalty opponents across the Golden Gate Bridge during a protest march Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, in Sausalito, Calif. Participants in the 25-mile walk from San Francisco to San Quentin State Prison urged California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to Williams, co-founder of the Crips gang and a convicted murderer, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time Tuesday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Credit: (Seth Perlman / Associated Press)

Key Highlights

  • Jesse Jackson died at home, surrounded by family.
  • He battled progressive supranuclear palsy for over a decade.
  • Jackson was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and a key figure in the civil rights movement.
  • He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice, in the 1980s.
  • His family praised his unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love.
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