Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Chicago icon, dead at 84

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Feb. 17, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 6 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2026/02/17/rev-jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-rainbow-push-obituary

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][56] * [ Facebook ][57] * [ Bluesky ][58] * [ Email ][59] * [ Reddit ][60] * [ Flipboard ][61] “I may be poor ...” began the call-and-response Rev. Jesse Jackson led in various forms before rapt audiences for more than half a cen...