"I may be poor, but I am Somebody; I may be young; but I am Somebody; I may be on welfare, but I am Somebody,"
"Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,"
"We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family."
"was not simply a civil rights leader; he was a movement unto himself."
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson died at 84 at his home in Chicago, surrounded by family, after suffering from a rare neurological disorder, his daughter Santita Jackson confirmed. He emerged as a prominent civil rights organizer in Chicago and met Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel shortly before King's assassination, thereafter positioning himself as King’s successor. He led decades of advocacy for the poor and underrepresented on voting rights, job opportunities, education, and health care, and achieved diplomatic victories with world leaders. Through the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition he pressured corporate boardrooms and promoted Black pride, self-determination, and broader inclusion.
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