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Bishop William Barber remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published February 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM EST
Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson with his wife, Jacqueline, salutes the cheering crowd at Operation Push in Chicago, March 10, 1988. (Fred Jewell/AP)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson with his wife, Jacqueline, salutes the cheering crowd at Operation Push in Chicago, March 10, 1988. (Fred Jewell/AP)

Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with civil rights leader and activist Bishop William Barber II, who knew Jackson.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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