Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
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Summary
The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, a pioneering civil rights leader and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 84. Jackson was a towering figure who reshaped the Democratic Party and America through his moral vision and fiery oratory. He had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive health issues. Tributes are pouring in for the civil rights activist who was described as a racial 'pathfinder' and transformative leader.
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· 4 pulledThe Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, his son said.
Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive health issues.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial 'pathfinder,' dies at 84.
Follow live updates as tributes pour in for Jesse Jackson.
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