Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84
NBC News·2026-02-18 00:30
For nearly six decades, Jesse Jackson lived on the front lines of the civil rights movement. Relentless in his fight and armed with that booming voice. When he ran for president, his secret service code name was Thunder and the young.Keep hope alive. >> The Baptist minister was born in Greenville, South Carolina as a young man working closely with Dr. . Martin Luther King Jr.. Jackson's life changing just three years later when an assassin shot and killed Dr. . King in Memphis. >> When we returned, all we c ...