Civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson handed away on Tuesday morning on the age of 84, his household mentioned in a press release.
“Our father was a servant chief — not solely to our household, however to the oppressed, the unvoiced, and the neglected around the globe,” the household assertion mentioned.
“We shared him with the world, and in return, the world grew to become a part of our prolonged household. His unwavering perception in justice, equality, and love uplifted thousands and thousands, and we ask you to honor his reminiscence by persevering with the struggle for the values he lived by,” it added.
This file picture reveals Rev. Jesse Jackson in Auburn Gresham, Chicago, on June 25, 2021.
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