Jesse Jackson dies as tributes paid to civil rights icon and Martin Luther King Jr aide
The civil rights activist who was Martin Luther King Jr’s aide has tragically died at the age of 84 – this is a breaking news story
Jesse Jackson has died (Image: Daily Mirror)
The civil rights campaigner who served as an aide to Martin Luther King Jr has tragically passed away. Jesse Louis Jackson has sadly died at the age of 84.
“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 in a statement.
“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.”
The Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday his family confirmed. They said he died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.
In 2017, Jackson revealed he had Parkinson’s.
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