United States civil rights leader and eloquent Baptist minister, Jesse Jackson, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
Surrounded by loved ones, he passed away quietly in his sleep on Tuesday morning.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr,” his family announced in a statement.
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“He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family.
“His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity.
“A tireless change agent, he elevated the voices of the voiceless from his Presidential campaigns in the 1980s to mobilising millions to register to vote — leaving an indelible mark on history.”
Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr. were on the front lines of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He was a prominent member of Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on October 8, 1941.
He was on the scene when King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. In 1984 and 1988, Jackson ran twice for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
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Jackson received a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 2017. In November 2025, he was admitted to the hospital following a diagnosis of a degenerative disease.
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