Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Activist Who Urged Vatican to Address Humanitarian Crises, Dies at 84

February 17, 2026 World News

Jesse Jackson visits the Lorraine Motel April 3, 2018, in Memphis, Tennessee. Jackson was present at the motel when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

The longtime activist was a fixture in U.S. politics for decades, including two presidential runs.

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