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Reverend Jesse Jackson Passes Away at Age 84

By Greg Halbleib Feb 17, 2026 | 5:12 AM

Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson has died. He was 84.

Jackson was hospitalized in November while battling a progressive neuromuscular disease.

Jackson was born in North Carolina but eventually made Chicago his home. He founded the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and ran for president in 1984 and 1988.