Jesse Jackson, a well-known civil rights advocate in the USA, has died at the age of 84.

Jesse Jackson, a Baptist pastor and a symbol of the civil rights struggle in the United States, has died at the age of 84, according to his family's announcement. Raised in the segregated South, Jackson became close to Martin Luther King Jr. and was an inspirational speaker dedicated to defending the rights of African Americans and other marginalized communities.

Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017, he remained active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and ran for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1984 and 1988, failing to become the first Black candidate for the White House. Jackson founded organizations such as Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition and was a special envoy of President Bill Clinton to Africa, playing an important role in the release of prisoners in various countries. His family described him as a leader dedicated to the oppressed and neglected.