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FILE: US civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, 30 Sep 1979

Video. American civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

Updated: 17/02/2026 - 11:41 GMT+1

Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent civil rights campaigner who ran twice for the US Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1984 and 1988.

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