Rev JesseJackson, civil rights icon, dies at 84

Rev JesseJackson, civil rights icon, dies at 84

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247GistMan in General February 17, 2026, 5:12 pm

Rev Jesse Jackson, the iconic American civil rights activist who became a global voice against apartheid in South Africa, died Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at age 84. His family described him as a "servant leader" devoted to the voiceless. No official cause of death was disclosed, though Jackson lived with progressive supranuclear palsy for over a decade and survived multiple COVID-19 hospitalizations.


SOURCE: https://nairametrics.com/2026/02/17/us-activist-jesse-jackson-dies-at-84/


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