Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.

President Donald Trump issued a statement Tuesday on the death of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson that included insults directed at former President Barack Obama and Democrats in general.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson had popularized the term “African American" as a way to reclaim cultural identity. The protege of the Rev. Dr.

Magic promised to carry forward those lessons when he ended his message with, “Rest in peace, Reverend Jesse Jackson. We will keep hope alive — just like you taught us. Cookie and I are praying for the Jackson family, friends and employees of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition during this difficult time.”

President Trump and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, knew each other for decades.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.

Jesse Jackson on Tuesday by posting an emotional moment of the late civil rights leader witnessing the very milestone he spent decades working and sacrificing for. The photo taken by Souza shows Jackson standing in a crowd,

Jesse Jackson generated a feeling of empowerment and hope in a 1978 talk at Topeka's Highland Park High School to about 3,000 people, mostly students.