IN HR0049

Indiana House Resolution honors Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., who passed away on February 17, 2026, at age 84

Jackson was a Baptist minister, two-time U.S. presidential candidate, and Civil Rights Movement leader who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and directed Operation Breadbasket in Chicago

Founded People United to Save Humanity (1971) and the National Rainbow Coalition (1984) to advocate for economic empowerment and multiracial political coalitions

Served as the first shadow senator for the District of Columbia (1991-1997) and was appointed Special Envoy for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa in 1997

Maintained strong ties to Indiana, collaborating with Gary Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher on presidential campaigns and participating in the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary