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Jesse Jackson

American · 84 years old · Died 17 February 2026

Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate

Jesse Jackson was one of the most prominent civil rights leaders in American history, marching alongside Martin Luther King Jr. before becoming the first major-party African American presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988. He founded the Rainbow/PUSH coalition and spent decades advocating for racial equality, economic justice, and voter registration. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017.

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