Amman Today

publish date 2026-02-17 18:10:00

The family of Jesse Jackson, the famous American civil rights activist and politician, said in a statement today, Tuesday, that he died at the age of 84. Jackson was an outspoken Baptist minister who grew up in the South, which suffered from segregation. He became close to Martin Luther King Jr. and ran twice for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. The family said, “Our father was a servant leader, not only to our people, but also to the oppressed and marginalized around the world.” Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017.

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World News

Source 1 : https://www.france24.com/ar/فيديو/20260217-وفاة-جيسي-جاكسون-أحد-أبرز-الناشطين-المدافعين-عن-حقوق-السود-الأمريكيين-والمضطهدين-والمهمشين

Source 2 : ألدستور