What did Rev. Jesse Jackson do? Civil rights icons ties to NC

The civil rights icon, who died at 84, had a long history in North and South Carolina. What to know about Jesse Jackson.
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Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future

Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and ...

What Rev. Jesse Jackson's Family Shared About His Illness and Other Health Challenges Before His Death

The civil rights activist had been battling PSP, a rare neurodegenerative condition, for over a decade before his death.

Longtime civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...