Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in American civil rights and politics, died on Tuesday at 84. His family said that Mr. Jackson “died peacefully,” offering no cause. Celebrated for his impassioned oratory and his vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten, he picked up the mantle of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. after the 1968 assassination and ran for president twice, though he never achieved King’s commanding moral stature or the electoral success of Barack Obama. Leaders from across the political spectrum paid tribute. President Trump called him “a good man” and a “force of nature,” and President Biden described him as “a man of God and of the people.” Former President Bill Clinton said Mr.

Jackson “championed human dignity” and “kept marching to the music of his conscience, his convictions, and his causes.” The Rev.

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