https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/rev-jesse-jackson-dies/
Feb 18, 2026 - Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died.
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https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-dead-obituary
Feb 17, 2026 - Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for president to attract a major...
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https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/02/17/jesse-jackson-embodied-era-civil-rights-leadership-natalie-moore
Feb 17, 2026 - Jackson may have been the most recognizable civil rights icon the past half century, but his journey always led him right back to the South Side of Chicago.
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https://www.christianpost.com/news/jesse-jackson-controversial-civil-rights-activist-dead-at-84.html
Feb 17, 2026 - Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights activist and former presidential candidate, has died.
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rev-jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-dies-at-age-84
Feb 17, 2026 - A key deputy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Jackson went from being a two-time US presidential candidate to an elder statesman of the Civil Rights Movement.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-icon-dies
Feb 18, 2026 - A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his...
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