US: Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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US: Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
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(New York) - Reverend Jesse Jackson, a defining force in the struggle for civil and human rights in the United States, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941, Jackson marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and was present at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis . . .
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US: Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
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(New York) - Reverend Jesse Jackson, a defining force in the struggle for civil and human rights in the United States, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941, Jackson marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and was present at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis . . .