Jesse Jackson tributes live: Al Sharpton hails ‘transformative leader’ as family say he left ‘indelible mark on history’

Ordained minister and activist who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination had been living with progressive supranuclear palsyJesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84Jesse Jackson – a life in picturesYou can watch Jesse Jackson’s famous 1988 speech at the Democratic convention urging Americans to “keep hope alive” below. It quickly became an American political classic and was echoed in the “hope and change” slogan of Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign.The civil rights campaigner, Al Sharpton, has paid tribute to his “mentor” Jesse Jackson, whom he worked closely with over the civil rights era. In a tribute posted to X, Sharpton wrote:My mentor, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has passed. I just prayed with his family by phone. He was a consequential and transformative leader who changed this nation and the world.He shaped public policy and changed laws. He kept the dream alive and taught young children from broken homes, like me, that we don’t have broken spirits. Continue reading...