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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Two-Time Presidential Candidate, Dies at 84

Public tributes mount, with Chicago observances forthcoming from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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FILE - Rev. Jesse Jackson waves as he steps to the podium during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • Jackson's family said he died peacefully at 84 surrounded by loved ones and did not release a cause of death.
  • A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., he founded Operation PUSH and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.
  • Coverage notes a long decline tied to progressive supranuclear palsy following an earlier Parkinson’s diagnosis, including hospitalization in late 2025.
  • The Rainbow PUSH Coalition will announce funeral and celebration-of-life details, with public observances planned in Chicago.
  • Leaders across the spectrum, including President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, issued tributes as Chicago and Illinois ordered flags lowered.