BREAKING NEWS: Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at 84

CNN video / Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 / The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died. He was 84.

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