Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years

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Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 1984: Lt. Robert O. Goodman Jr., second from left, is welcomed home by President Ronald Reagan during a Rose Garden ceremony outside the White House, Jan. 4, 1984, after he was returned from Syrian captivity. Looking on from left: wife Terry Lynn; Goodman's brother Martin; Secretary of State George Shultz; Goodman's mother Marilyn (partially obscured); his father Robert Sr.; his brother Tyron (partially obscured); Reagan; the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was instrumental in negotiating his release; Vice President George Bush. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)

Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 2002: In this Sunday, March 3, 2002, file photo, demonstrators cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march. From left are civil rights attorney Julian McPhillips, in tan hat, Selma mayor James Perkins, civil rights activist Marie Foster, in yellow hat, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Evelyn Lowery, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. (AP Photo/Kevin Glackmeyer)

Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 2013: The Rev. Jessie Jackson Sr. waits in a SUV for his son, former Illinois Rep. Jessie Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandra, to leave federal court in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, after the younger Jackson entered a guilty plea to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 17: Rev. Jesse Jackson leaves an event at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters after announcing his support for Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson on March 17, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, is facing former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in a runoff election for the Mayor's office scheduled for April 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 2024: Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson appear onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 2024: Rev. Jesse Jackson attends the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 2025: Rev. Jesse Jackson attends a Sunday church service at Tabernacle Baptist Church on March 09, 2025 in Selma, Alabama. Community members and Democratic Congressional members commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," in Selma, Alabama which occurred March 7, 1965 when a group of about 525 African-American demonstrators gathered at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church and attempted to march to Montgomery to demand the right to vote. The group was met by state troopers and were brutally beaten when they refused to turn back leaving at least 17 hospitalized and 40 others who received treatment for injuries and the effects of tear gas. The annual event which has been dubbed “The Annual Pilgrimage to Selma,” is held the second weekend of every March, consisting of a festival of music, art and historical remembrance leading up to the “March to Restore Voting Rights” across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Photos: Jesse Jackson through the years 2025: Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation's oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event's awards gala later in the evening. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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