With the exception of a brief rift in 2008, the two publicly maintained mutual respect. A family representative told Snopes the rumor was false.

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon who gained worldwide acclaim for his work, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his family confirmed in a statement. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition,

He died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family, they say in a statement.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, America’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday. He was 84. In a statement, his family said that Mr. Jackson “died peacefully,” but did not give a cause.

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, a Rainbow Push Coalition spokesperson confirmed to CNN.

Few players on the American stage of progressive politics have matched the complexity, determination and brilliance of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. He turned 84 on his last birthday; the fullness of his years and the ravaging of a rare medical condition ...

Jesse Jackson, who was one of the most influential figures in the civil rights struggle and ran for president in 1984, died in Chicago.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a titan of the civil rights movement and a transformative figure in American politics, has died at the age of 84.

Jesse Jackson’s upbringing in SC shaped his mission for justice and propelled him to work for causes in his home state throughout his life.