Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941-2026)

[clifford_thornton]

RIP. I was a little young to grasp the nuances of his message(s) at the time but do remember his oration on the campaign trail in 1992.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/963124454/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-leader-rainbow-coalition-dies

[HutchFan]

R.I.P.

[jazzbo]

Sad news. But a relief I am sure to those who loved hm and cared for him. It's so sad to see someone you love reduced that sort of existence. I wish I didn't know that.

[mhatta]

RIP.  This was recorded in 1972.

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[mjazzg]

 

Universal message. RIP

Edited 4 hours ago by mjazzg

[gvopedz]

The Wattstax version:

 

[Rabshakeh]

Very sad end, and feels like the closing of an era. RIP. 

[JSngry]

Truly a flawed hero, but embracing one does not deny the other.

Indeed, he was somebody. We all are, none more or less than anybody else.

[Jason Bivins]

My first primary vote ever, in 1988. Still have the button I picked up from his campaign.

[clifford_thornton]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Sad news. But a relief I am sure to those who loved hm and cared for him. It's so sad to see someone you love reduced that sort of existence. I wish I didn't know that.

yeah, a family friend died from this a few years ago. It was pretty bad.

[ghost of miles]

1 hour ago, Jason Bivins said:

My first primary vote ever, in 1988. Still have the button I picked up from his campaign.

I voted for him in that year's primary as well!