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

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Original Load Date Feb. 17, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/obituaries/2026/02/17/rev-jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-rainbow-push-obituary

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“I may be poor ...” began the call-and-response Rev. Jesse Jackson led in various forms before rapt audiences for more than half a century. “But I am ... _somebody!_ I may be on welfare. But I am ... _somebody!_ I may be in jail. But I am ... _somebody!_ I may be uneducated, But I am ... _somebody._...