Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate remembered for his political influence and lasting presence in American visual culture
A moment of Silence…
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died yesterday at the age of 84. A minister, activist, and two-time presidential candidate, he was a major figure of the modern Civil Rights Movement for more than five decades, advancing voting rights, economic justice, and Black political engagement.
Jackson founded Operation PUSH and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, extending his influence into political and cultural spaces. Tributes from public officials and cultural leaders continue to reflect on his national impact.
Art Note: A 1984 portrait of Jackson by Mark Hess is held by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG.86.TC13). The acrylic painting, part of the Time Collection, documents his image at a pivotal moment in the 1980s.
Cover Image Use: National Museum of African American History and Culture. Image use. Object No. 2021.33.14. Photograph of Reverend Jesse Jackson by Platon, 2009; printed 2019. Pigment print on paper. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon. https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2021.33.14.
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