The Memo: Jesse Jackson’s legacy resonates as political world grapples with his death

by | Feb 17, 2026 | Politics

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until the emergence of former President Obama, died on Tuesday. He was 84. Perhaps the greatest political orator of his generation, Jackson’s words enraptured crowds at rallies and national…

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