Ordained minister and activist who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination had been living with progressive supranuclear palsy
As well as being a prominent civil rights campaigner, Jackson became a focal point of black political power after running twice for the Democratic nomination for president in 1984 and 1988.
He was the first African American to make the giant leap from activism to major-party presidential politics, firmly cementing his place in the history books in doing so.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-tributes-died-84-civil-rights-latest-news-updates
Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2026-02-17 10:50:00
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