Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr./photo/Instagram @revjjackson Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. passed away Tuesday morning in Chicago, according to a statement released by his family. He was 84. He had reportedly been suffering from health issues. Reverend Jackson followed the leadership of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a minister, a longstanding civil rights activist, and the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition , which promoted unity and leadership from Black, white, Na