| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Feb. 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/02/17/chicago-civil-rights-leader-rev-jesse-jackson-dies-at-84 |
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s civil rights story in Chicago begins in the 1960s when
he moved to the city to study at the Chicago Theological Seminary. Not long
after his move, he met Martin Luther King Jr. and asked him for a job at the
Chicago chapter of Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s [ _Op...