Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and Chicago-based presidential candidate, dies at 84

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 17, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 6 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/rev-jesse-jackson-dies/

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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate whose soaring oratory and knack for capturing media attention made him a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement and national politics for more than six decades, died Tuesday. He w...