Feb 17, 2026 - News
A look back at Rev. Jesse Jackson in San Francisco
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Jackson's family did not address his cause of death. He had been suffering from several illnesses for years. Photo: Mark Junge/Getty Images
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon who spent his career fighting racial inequality and mounted two historic presidential bids, died Tuesday at 84.
The big picture: Jackson leaves behind an expansive legacy — from marching alongside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to founding the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Zoom in: Though raised in the South, Jackson forged ties to San Francisco, visiting often to organize in the city, back local labor and racial justice campaigns and help shape the Bay Area's political activism.
- Jackson is remembered as one of this country's most influential civil rights leaders, and he leaves behind a decades-long imprint on San Francisco's political and social justice movements.
- Here are just a few of those many moments from over the years.
