Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon, has passed away at 84. Tributes are now pouring in, and one of them is from President Donald Trump. But while he praised Jackson, he also made a rather controversial claim.
Longtime civil rights activist, two-time presidential candidate, and Baptist minister, Rev. Jesse Jackson, died Tuesday at age 84, his family has confirmed.
In a statement, the Jackson family said he died peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. A cause of death was not immediately announced.
“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.”
Jesse Jackson was taken to the hospital in November and had lived for more than ten years with a serious brain disease called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
