Rev. Jesse Jackson, the veteran civil rights icon and two-time presidential hopeful, has died at age 84.
His family confirmed in a statement that the Baptist minister who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died “peacefully” on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his loved ones.
“Our father was a servant leader—not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.”
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