Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84

JESSE JACKSON HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 84. JACKSON WAS AN. AT THE AGE OF 84. JACKSON WAS AN INFLUENTIAL ACT. JACKSON WAS AN INFLUENTNTIAL ACT ACTIVIST, BAPTIST. AN. MINISTER AND RAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS TWICE. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS TWICE. FOR NEARLY SIX. TWICE. FOR NEARLY SIX DECADES, JESSE JACKSON. FOR NEARLY SIX DECADES, JESSE J JACKSON LIVED ON THE FRONT. LIVED ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. LINES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. RELENTLESS IN HIS. RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. RELENTLESSSS IN HIS FIGHT AND ARMED WITH. FIGHT AND ARMED WITH THAT BOOMING VOICE WHEN HE RAN FOR. WHEN HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT, HIS SECRET SERVICE CODE NAME WAS. PRESIDENT, HIS SECRET SERVICE COCODE NAME WAS THUNDER. SERVICE CODE NAME WAS THUNDER. >> T TONIGHT AND BEYOND. THUNDER. >> TONIGHT AND BEYOND. >> Reporter: THE. >> Reporter: THE BAPTIST MINISTER WAS BORN IN GREENVILLE, BAPTIST MINISTER WAS BORN IN N GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS A. G. SOUTH CAROLINA, AS A YOUNG MAN WORKING CLOSELY WITH DR.

YOUNG MAN WORKING CLOSELY WITH DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CLOSELY WITH DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. JACKSOSON'S LIFE. JACKSON'S LIFE CHANGING JUST THREE YEARS LATER WHEN AN. CHANGING JUST THREE YEARS LATER WHEN AN ASSASSIN SHOT AND. YEARS LATER WHEN AN ASSASSIN SHOT AND KILLED DR. KING IN. ASSASSIN SHOT AND KILLED DR. KING IN MEMPHIS. KILLED DR. KING IN MEMPHIS. >> ALL WE COULD SEE. MEMPHIS. >> ALL WE COULD SEE WAS POLICE COMING FROM. >> ALL WE COULD SEE WAS POLICE C COMING FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE. THE DIRECTION OF THE SHOTOTS. >> Reporter: JACKSON. >> Reporter: JACKSON AND OTHER ACTIVISTS KEPT THE CIVIL RIGHTS. AND D OTHER ACTIVISTS KEPT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ALIVE. KEPT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ALILIVE. >> I MAY BE POOR, BUT. MOVEMENT ALIVE. >> I MAY BE POOR, BUT I AM SOMEBODY. >> I MAY BE POOR, BUT I AM SOMEBODY. >> Repeporter: AS HIS. I AM SOMEBODY. >> Reporter: AS HIS INFLUENCE GREW, >> Reporter: AS HIS INFLUEUENCE GREW, JACKSON WOULD LAUNCH A. JACKSON WOULD LAUNCH A PRESIDENTIAL BID IN 1984. PRESIDENTIAL BIDID IN 1984. >> OUR NAG IS RED,

1984. >> OUR NAG IS RED, WHITE AND BLUE, BUT. >> OUR NAG IS RED, WHITE AND BLUE, BUT OUR NATION IS RAINBOW. WHITE AND BLUE, BUT OUR NATION IS RAINBOW. RED, YELLOW, BRUNN, OUR NATION IS RAINBOW. RED, YELLOW, BRUNN, BLACK AND WHITE. RED, YELLOW, BRUNN, BLACK K AND WHITE. WE ARE ALL PRECIOUS IN. WE ARE ALL PRECIOUS IN GOD'S SIGHT. >> Repeporter: THE. >> Reporter: THE CAMPAIGN WAS DERAILED WHEN HE ADMITTEDED USING. CAMPAIGN WAS DERAILED WHEN HE ADMITTED USING AN ANTISEMITIC SLUR IN. WHEN HE ADMITTED USING AN ANTISEMITIC SLUR IN A PRIVATE. AN ANTISEMITIC SLUR IN A PRIVATE E CONVERSATION. CONVERSATION. >> I AM INNOCENT. IT WAS INSNSENSITIVE AND. >> I AM INNOCENT. IT WAS INSENSITIVE AND WRONG. WRONG. >> Reporter: JACKSON CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE. >> Reporter: JACKSON CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE NOMIMINATION WITH. CAME VERY CLCLOSE TO THE NOMINATION WITH ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL. NOMINATION WITH ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 1988 CEMENT AGO. ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 1988 CEMENT AGO LEADING ROLE IN THE. RUN IN 1988 CEMENT AGO LEADING ROLE IN THE PARTY.

LEADING ROLE IN THTHE PARTY. >> WE MUST FIND COMMON. L. >> WE MUST FIND COMMON GROUND FOR SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT AND. GROUND FOR SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE AND GROWTH. AND DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE A AND GROWTH. >> Reporter: 20 YEARS. CHANGE AND GROWTH. >> Reporter: 20 YEARS LATETER HE WITNESSED. >> Reporter: 20 YEARS LATER HE WITNESSED AMERICA ELECT ITS. LATER HE WITNESSED AMERICA ELECT ITS FIRST BLACK PRESIDIDENT, AMERICA ELECT ITS FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA. FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT, BARACK OBABAMA. TODAY BARACK AND. TODAY BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA CALLING HIM A TRUE GIANT, MICHELLE OBAMA CALLING HIM A TRUE GIANT, SAYING REVEREND. HIM A TRUE GIANT, SAYING REVEREND JACKSON ALSO CREATED. SAYING REVEREND JACKSON ALSO CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR. JACKSON ALSO CREATED OPPOPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS OFOF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND INSPIRED. , AMERICANS AND INSPIRIRED COUNTLESS MORE, INCLUDING US. INCLUDING US. ADDING, WE STOOD ON HIS SHOULDERS. ADDING, WE STOOD ON HIS SHOULDERS. THE ACTIVIST ALSO A.

HIS SHOULDERS. THE ACTIVIST ALSO A FATHER AND A HUSBAND. THE ACTIVIST ALSO A FATHER AND A HUSBAND WHWHOSE LIFETIME OF. WHOSE LIFETIME OF SERVICE SHIFTED GENERATITIONS. SERVICE SHIFTED GENERATIONS. >> USE LOVE TO. GENERATIONS. >> USE LOVE TO MOTIVATE YOU AND.