Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Giant Who Reshaped America's Political Conscience, Dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. died peacefully Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family. He was 84.His death was announced in a statement from his family, who founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A cause of death was not immediately given.Jackson had been battling progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurodegenerative condition diagnosed in April 2025. The disease is similar to Parkinson's, which Jackson publicly disclosed he was diagnosed with in 2017. He was hospitalized in November 2025 for t