Civil Rights Activist Jesse Jackson Dead at 84

[Ed Nielson]

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84

“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.

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[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Both Sides with Jesse Jackson (TV Series 1992–2000) | Talk-Show

30m | Unrated

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RIP to a legend. Also at one point Jesse Jackson was a Talk Show host on CNN.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Jesse Jackson had been in poor health for a number of years. I saw him and did a quick interview at a fundraising event circa 2018, and he seemed unwell. He gave a mostly subdued speech, but towards the end of it the familiar, fiery Jackson style was on full display. RIP to a Civil Rights icon.

 

[umfan]

A long and accomplished life. RIP.

 

[radiofan2023]

RIP, I know someone who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Chicago in the 1960’s and said Jesse Jackson was a really nice guy.

 

[amos1001]

what a sense of humor!

 

[`aaaronagmfo]

REST IN PEACE

 

[TheBigA]

This is an obit that covers Jackson's radio career:

Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Dies; Radio Voice Spanned Decades.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate who also built a national platform on syndicated radio, has died at 84. Beyond politics and activism, Jackson used

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[vchimpanzee]

I was taking history when an "extra credit" question on a test was "Who ius Morely Safer?" I answered correctly and got to go to some event at an auditorium in Charlotte where he was the main attraction.

The next year I wasn't in a class that got to do that, and I heard from those who got to go to the next year's event about this man named Jesse Jackson and his profound statements.