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South China Morning Post - World News
| Title | US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84, leaving legacy of political firsts | Source | South China Morning Post - World News |
| Description | Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jnr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our father was a servant leader – not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said. Jackson, an inspirational orator and long-time Chicagoan,... | ||
| Link | https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343832/us-civil-rights-leader-jesse-jackson-dies-84-leaving-legacy-political-firsts?utm_source=rss_feed | Published At | 2026-02-17 05:53:54 (6 days ago) |
| Created At | 2026-02-17 05:56:20 | Updated At | 2026-02-17 05:56:20 |