Jesse Jackson: A life in pictures

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Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Jesse Jackson points into the air. He is wearing a blue suit.

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died aged 84.

Jackson was a key figure during the US civil rights movement of the 1960s, and was known for being the first African-American to make the jump from activism to major-party presidential politics.

Here, we take a look at his life in pictures.

Getty Images A black and white film photo of Jesse Jackson pictured with Rosa Parks, holding hands and appearing united.

AP photo/Charles Kelly A black and white film photo of Martin Luther King Jr (second R) stands with Hosea Williams (L), Jesse Jackson (second L), and Ralph Abernathy (R) on the balcony of a Memphis hotel on 3 April 1968, taken the day before King was assassinated.

Getty Images Jackson addressing people from a podium at PUSH.

Getty Images Jesse is shaking hands to crowds of people at the March on Washington. He is smiling.

Getty Images Jesse Jackson is standing in front of a sign that reads 'jobs, farms, justice, peace' 'vote Jackson' as he is speaking at one of his campaigns.

Getty Images Trump is pictured wearing a striped- suit looking up, and pointing his finger in the same direction. Jackson is wearing a black suit, staring at where Trump is pointing.

Getty Images Nelson Mandela is making a fist with his hands and is smiling, as Jackson is looking in the same direction, also smiling.

Getty Images Jackson is wearing the presidential medal of freedom while pointing. Bill Clinton is smiling.

Getty Images A tearful Jackson has his finger up to his mouth, and is holding a flag

Getty Images Jackson has his fist up in the air, with others at the rally.

Getty Images Jackson is wearing a navy suit and tie and is sat in a wheelchair whilst five others are standing around him waving on stage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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