| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 19, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Feb. 19, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/02/19/lights-camera-jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-pop-culture-presence |
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It was 1971, and the world still seemed new.
It was especially true if you were a 6-year-old, plopped in front of a black-
and-white Zenith TV, waiting for the latest episode of “Sesame Street” — a
program that had debuted just a couple seasons earlier — to air on WTTW.
At some point during the sh...