FROM THE ARCHIVES: Rev. Jesse Jackson visits Seattle in 1974 and 1985

Описание: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a prominent American civil rights leader who worked closely with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and continued his work after his death, died on Feb. 17, 2026.

His death marked the end of a turbulent political era in the United States.

Jackson visited Seattle in 1974 and twice in 1985 to speak about race relations, apartheid South Africa, and drugs in schools.

KOMO News was there, covering the civil rights icon as he spoke to many Seattleites.
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