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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 5 MIN

Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at 84

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson has died. Jackson became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. He was a two-time presidential candidate -- leading political crusades and advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care. Detroit Historian Ken Coleman gave his reaction live on WWJ this morning.

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