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Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84

Jackson was a civil rights icon, a Baptist minister, and ran twice as a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
(photo credit:  Arho Albi/Sadie)
ByArho Albi Johnson
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Veteran US civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday, aged 84, his family said.

Jackson was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights campaigns of the 1960s.

"Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the family eulogized.

"We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by," they added.


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The cause of death was not given, according to NBC News.

Jackson was admitted to the hospital in November and had been living with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) for over a decade, his organization, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, stated.

PSP affects sufferers' ability to walk and swallow, and can lead to dangerous medical complications, NBC noted.

Jackson also revealed that he had Parkinson's in 2017, having been treated as an outpatient at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, for at least two years before that, NBC reported.

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