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“I am somebody!”: Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for presidency, dies at 84 @sightmagazine.bsky.social #RevJesseJackson #RainbowPUSHCoalition #DemocraticParty #civilrightsmovement #MLK #PoorPeoplesCampaign #RevAlSharpton #BillClinton #BarackObama

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"I am somebody!": Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for presidency, dies at 84 - Sight Magazine

Rev Jesse Jackson, Sr, a longtime civil rights activist who twice vied for the Democratic presidential nomination, died on Tuesday at age 84.

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February 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM

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Rest in Power Jesse Jackson. Tireless Warrior. People’s Champion. Image from Rainbow/PUSH Coalition at the Jackson Legacy Foundation
Go on, look it up.
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Image of a young Jesse Jackson (civil rights leader) giving the peace sign. Includes one of his famous quotes, “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.”

February 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM

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Rev. #jessejackson was hospitalized in November for treatment of a rare & particularly severe neurodegenerative condition, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), according to the advocacy organization he founded, the #rainbowpushcoalition. In 2017, he announced that he had Parkinson’s disease […]

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February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM

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Uniter
Rest in Power, Rev. Jesse Jackson ✊🏽

You inspired generations of black and brown peoples.
🎥 #RainbowPUSHCoalition #DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited