#jesse jackson

[forever70s]

Rev. Jesse Jackson 🌹

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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

[citizenscreen]

R.I.P. Rev. Jesse Jackson

“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.”

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Black History Month 2026 Black history 325/7

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(cartoon Jonathan Brown)

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RIP🤍 Jesse Jackson

October 8th, 1941 - February 17th, 2026

(video from Sesame Street, 1971)

[cleolinda]

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

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday morning aged 84, according to a statement released by his family.

Beginning his career as a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson quickly rose to become one of the nation's most prominent and influential civil rights leaders. In 1971, he formed the nonprofit Operation PUSH – People United to Save/Serve Humanity – to advocate for social and economic parity for Black Americans.

Jackson ran for president twice, both times as a Democrat, placing third for the party's nomination in 1984 and second in 1988, marking the most successful presidential runs of any Black candidate prior to Barack Obama's two decades later.

Following his first campaign, Jackson formed the nonprofit National Rainbow Coalition with the stated purpose of affording minority Americans a greater political voice. In 1996, Jackson merged the groups into Rainbow/PUSH, and served as the head of both until 2023.

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Jackson participated in many of the civil rights movement's landmark moments, including the March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, and the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama in 1965. He was also with Dr. King when the civil rights leader was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.

Reflecting on Dr. King's memory almost 50 years later, Jackson said he was inspired by his ability to remain undaunted even in the face of overwhelming challenges. [...] Speaking of King's assassination, Jackson added, "All I can remember is some voice saying, 'One bullet cannot kill a movement.' We must keep going ... If your key player is hurt on the field you cannot forfeit the game, you have to internalize your pain and keep marching and keep moving, and we have to be faithful to his charge 50 years later."

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RIP Jesse Jackson