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Tributes flooding in after Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 5:37pm
Jesse Jackson died yesterday, his family said. He was 84. Photo / AFP
Jesse Jackson died yesterday, his family said. He was 84. Photo / AFP

Tributes flooding in after Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 5:37pm

A fight for the oppressed and overlooked is encompassed in Jesse Jackson's legacy.

The Civil Rights leader has died aged 84 surrounded by family. 

Jackson built a career around activism - fighting alongside Martin Luther King Jr to improve the lives of Black people in America. 

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says President Donald Trump paid tribute - and so did some other former leaders.

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