Here are the tributes to the Rev. Jesse Jackson from leaders and activists

Eulogies are pouring in after the , who led the U.S. for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time was 84.

The Rev. Bernice King

鈥淗e was a gifted negotiator and a courageous bridge鈥慴uilder, serving humanity by bringing calm into tense rooms and creating pathways where none existed.

鈥淢y family shares a long and meaningful history with him, rooted in a shared commitment to justice and love. As we grieve, we give thanks for a life that pushed hope into weary places.鈥�

The Rev. Al Sharpton

鈥淭oday, I lost the man who first called me into purpose when I was just twelve years old. And our nation lost one of its greatest moral voices. The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson was not simply a civil rights leader; he was a movement unto himself. He carried history in his footsteps and hope in his voice. One of the greatest honors of my life was learning at his side. He reminded me that faith without action is just noise. He taught me that protest must have purpose, that faith must have feet, and that justice is not seasonal, it is daily work.鈥�

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

“Reverend Jackson helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history. … Reverend Jackson also created opportunities for generations of African Americans and inspired countless more, including us. Michelle got her first glimpse of political organizing at the Jacksons鈥� kitchen table when she was a teenager. And in his two historic runs for president, he laid the foundation for my own campaign to the highest office in the land.鈥�

President Donald Trump

鈥淚 knew him well, long before becoming President. He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and 鈥榮treet smarts.鈥� He was very gregarious – Someone who truly loved people! … Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him.鈥�

Former President Bill Clinton an

d former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

鈥淲e were friends for almost fifty years since we met in 1977 at the 20th anniversary of the integration of Little Rock Central High. … Reverend Jackson championed human dignity and helped create opportunities for countless people to live better lives. Throughout it all, he kept marching to the music of his conscience, his convictions, and his causes.鈥�

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

鈥淭he Reverend Jackson lent his powerful voice to the U.N. to work against racism, against apartheid, and for human rights, including taking part in a number of events here at U.N. headquarters.鈥� 鈥� in a statement from U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

Bobby Rush, former Illinois congressman and former Black Panther

鈥淭he Reverend taught me so many things through the enormity of his leadership, his passion, and his endless sacrifices for 鈥榯he least of these.鈥� … He taught everybody that we are SOMEBODY, and his spirit will endure forever.”

Former Attorney General Eric Holder

鈥淎s our nation faces the greatest attack on the right to vote since the Jim Crow era, Reverend Jackson鈥檚 life and work remind us that progress does not happen by accident 鈥� it requires citizens willing to organize and fight for it.鈥�

National Civil Rights Museum

鈥淗e was a frequent presence during our April 4th commemorations of Dr. King鈥檚 assassination at the Lorraine Motel, not as a guest, but as a witness to history and a steward of King鈥檚 unfinished work. His words, presence, and leadership during those solemn remembrances reminded us all of the price of freedom and the urgency of our continued struggle.鈥� 鈥� The National Civil Rights Museum is located on the site of the former motel where King was assassinated

NAACP

鈥淩everend Jesse Jackson was not only a civil rights icon鈥攈e was family to the NAACP. His work advanced Black America at every turn. He challenged this nation to live up to its highest ideals, and he reminded our movement that hope is both a strategy and a responsibility. His historic run for president inspired millions and brought race to the forefront of American politics.” 鈥� NAACP Chairman Leon W. Russell, Vice Chair Karen Boykin Towns and President & CEO Derrick Johnson

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

鈥淗is campaigns for an end to apartheid included disinvestment from the apartheid economy and challenging the support the regime enjoyed in certain circles and institutions internationally.

鈥淲e are deeply indebted to the energy, principled clarity and personal risk with which he supported our struggle and campaigned for freedom and equality in other parts of the world.鈥�

Marc H. Morial

鈥淥f the generation that took up the mantle directly from Dr. King, Jesse Jackson stood among the last standard-bearers. … He created what he often called 鈥榩roductive tension,鈥� forcing the nation to confront its conscience and act.鈥� 鈥� Morial is the National Urban League president and CEO

Kelley Robinson

鈥淗is historic presidential campaigns paved the way for generations of Black leaders to imagine ourselves in rooms we were once told were closed to us. Reverend Jackson also stood up when it mattered; when it wasn鈥檛 easy and when it wasn鈥檛 popular. His support for marriage equality and for LGBTQ+ people affirmed a simple, powerful truth: our liberation is bound together.鈥� 鈥� Robinson is president of the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ+ rights organization

Congressional Black Caucus

鈥淭hrough his historic presidential campaigns and decades of organizing, Rev. Jackson helped break open doors for Black political power in this nation, expanding the electorate, building multiracial coalitions, and paving the way for a new generation of Black elected leaders. … Among his many accomplishments 鈥� and across decades of service to our community and our nation as an activist, religious leader, and political trailblazer 鈥� Rev. Jackson will be remembered most for his unparalleled courage and moral clarity that will stand the test of time.” 鈥� Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke and members of the Congressional Black Caucus

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