Tributes are pouring in for Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., who died on Tuesday aged 84.
The civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and founder of Chicago nonprofit Rainbow PUSH Coalition was a lifelong champion for social justice, human rights, and equality.
A key figure in the civil rights movement alongside Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson began with college sit-ins and demonstrations, and later ran as a Democratic candidate for president twice. He campaigned for equality and justice up to his eighties, demanding more equitability and diversity across society, including tech.
Mahalia Jackson sings “We Shall Overcome” with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, and Albert Raby, on Aug. 4, 1966.
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