{"id":2286996,"date":"2026-02-18T06:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2286996"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:56:22","slug":"barack-obama-honors-the-rev-jesse-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/barack-obama-honors-the-rev-jesse-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama Honors The Rev. Jesse Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cFor more than 60 years, Reverend Jackson helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history,\u201d he said in an official statement. \u201cFrom organizing boycotts and sit-ins, to registering millions of voters, to advocating for freedom and democracy around the world, he was relentless in his belief that we are all children of God, deserving of dignity and respect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Obama also noted that Jackson\u2019s work had a major effect on both him and his wife, and noted that Michelle \u201cgot her first glimpse of political organizing at the Jacksons\u2019 kitchen table when she was a teenager.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He also acknowledged that Jackson\u2019s presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 \u201claid the foundation for my own campaign to the highest office of the land.\u201d This, though, was a sore spot for Jackson, who friends have said<\/a> felt Obama did not give him enough credit for those efforts. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the post, Obama said he and Michelle \u201cwill always be grateful for Jesse\u2019s lifetime of service, and the friendship our families share.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe stood on his shoulders. We send our deepest condolences to the Jackson family and everyone in Chicago and beyond who knew and loved him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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