Jesse Jackson, who globalized the US civil rights movement, dies at 84
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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The American civil rights icon, Rev. Jesse Jackson, died today at the age of 84. His advisor James Zogby, who traveled with him throughout the Middle East, discusses his legacy. Also, at this week's India AI Impact Summit, Delhi brings together leaders of nations and tech for what it's calling the first major summit on AI hosted in the Global South. And, remittances to Mexico fall for the first time in over a decade. Plus, the story of actor and director Robert Duvall who loved to tango.
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| 0:00.0 | The Reverend Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and a citizen diplomat on the international stage. |
| 0:13.0 | This is a guy who, when you traveled with him, was as comfortable in Cairo as he was in Chicago. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Marco Wurman today, the global legacy of Jesse Jackson. |
| 0:22.9 | Also why remittances to Mexico are falling and India looking to be a major player in the AI space. |
| 0:29.4 | India is also trying to position this in some ways as almost a flag bearer for the global |
| 0:34.1 | south at large. |
| 0:35.3 | Plus a new Prime Minister for Bangladesh and advocates in Indonesia |
| 0:39.2 | pushback on the country's high rate of cigarette consumption. So we are really surrounded by this |
| 0:46.0 | aggressive marketing approach by the tobacco industry. All those stories and more today, here on the |
| 0:52.2 | world. This on the world. |
| 1:00.4 | This is the World. I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for coming along this Tuesday. |
| 1:05.2 | We begin today's show looking back at the life of Reverend Jesse Jackson. The American civil rights icon, minister, and politician died today at the age of 84. Jackson is being celebrated as a protege of Dr. Martin |
| 1:13.1 | Luther King Jr. and an advocate for human rights and economic justice. But he'll also be remembered |
| 1:18.6 | for his informal diplomacy on the international stage. Jackson helped negotiate the release of |
| 1:24.0 | prisoners and hostages in Cuba, Iraq, and Syria. After Reverend Jackson |
| 1:28.3 | secured the release of a U.S. Navy pilot held captive in Syria in 1984, he stood beside President |
| 1:33.6 | Ronald Reagan in the Rose Garden. Reverend Jackson seemed happy to share the credit for a mission |
| 1:38.3 | few expected would succeed. President Reagan had the option to stop our mission. He had the option to interfere or to intervene. He did neither. |
| 1:50.4 | James Zogby traveled with Reverend Jackson throughout the Middle East. Zogby is a pollster and the co-founder of the Arab American Institute. |
| 1:57.1 | Jim, I know you were very close to Reverend Jackson. So on what must be a tough day for you, I just wanted to start by offering our condolences. |
| 2:05.2 | Thank you. It has been a tough day, and there have been almost five decades of memories just rushing through my head. |
| 2:11.2 | He was so important to me, to my community, to issues that we all care about. And he has a legacy that has affected |
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