Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years
A prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades, Jesse Jackson died at 84 years old.
Lou Piniella talks with Rev. Jesse Jackson prior to the a game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Jesse Jackson greets people during the second night of the Democratic National ConventionTuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at the United Center in Chicago.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell bends down on stage to speak with Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson sits atop a horse Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, while visiting the protest camp against the Dakota Access oil pipeline outside Cannon Ball, N.D. Jackson said he came "to pray together, protest together and if necessary, go to jail together."
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Rev. Jesse Jackson marches alongside Rev. Michael Pfleger leading thousands of protesters into the inbound lanes of Interstate 94 known as the Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday, July 7, 2018 in Chicago. The protesters shut down the interstate to draw attention to the city's gun violence and pressure public officials to do more to help neighborhoods hardest hit by it.
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In this April 3, 1968 file photo, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy.
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In this Feb. 14, 2018 photo, the Rev. Jesse Jackson stands on the motel balcony where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4, 1968. Jackson was at the motel with King when the assassination took place. The building, which was formerly the Lorraine Motel, is now the National Civil Rights Museum.
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Jesse Jackson smiles as he looks up at the Ernie Banks statue on Wednesday in Daley Plaza.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, kneeling, huddles with the Rev. Martin Luther King, center, and Bernard Lee of King's staff at a mass meeting held Aug. 20, 1966, in Stone Temple Church, 3622 Douglas Blvd. in Chicago.
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1996 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson waits while his son, Jesse Jackson Jr., introduces him to delegates at the United Center in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention.
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In this Thursday, Nov. 3, 1983 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses supporters in Washington, after he announced he would seek the Democratic presidential nomination.
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After singing "Georgia On My Mind," Willie Nelson and the Rev. Jesse Jackson embrace during funeral services for Ray Charles at First AME Church in Los Angeles Friday, June 18, 2004.
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This Saturday, March 12, 1972 fie photo shows Bobby Seale, left, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson talking at the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind. Today's protests across America against racial injustice are being watched closely by people who five decades ago faced jail cells, bloody assaults, snarling dogs and even potential assassination in the battle against institutional racism.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, then leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, spoke to several thousand people at Elk Grove High School about what it means to be a black man in America in March of 1969.
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American Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, speaks to journalist as former South African president Nelson Mandela, left, looks on after their meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005.
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Rep. Carl Anderson, D-Georgetown, left, embraces Rev. Jesse Jackson after the House approved a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds early Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Columbia, S.C.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, listens as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during a special City Council meeting that he called to discuss a police abuse scandal Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Chicago. Emanuel apologized for the 2014 shooting of a black teenager Wednesday during the special City Council meeting and promised "complete and total" reform to restore trust in the police.
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Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson attend Day One of the Democratic National Convention, at the United Center, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 in Chicago.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson listens to speakers at the Tabernacle Baptist Church during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote, March 9, 2025, in Selma, Ala.
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, walks with the Rev. Jesse Jackson after their meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 26, 2005.
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Democratic Presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cuban President Fidel Castro shake hands following a post-midnight news conference in Havana, Cuba, where the two leaders outlined a plan for improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba, June 7, 1984.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, then leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, spoke to several thousand people at Elk Grove High School about what it means to be a black man in America in March of 1969.
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A flower is left with a note at the home of Jesse Jackson in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.
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