Jesse Jackson Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a widely respected U.S. civil rights leader, has died at the age 84. His family said in a statement that Jackson "died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family." He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader in Martin Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference.