The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84

CNN, GETTY IMAGES, POOL, RAINBOW PUSH, STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, WARNER BROTHERS, WJLA By John Blake, Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — 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 and his son confirmed to CNN.