Jesse Jackson dead: Civil rights icon dies aged 84
Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 as tributes paid to civil rights leader
- Reverend Jesse Jackson, the renowned civil rights activist and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.
- His family confirmed his passing on Tuesday, stating he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones.
- The immediate cause of his death has not been disclosed.
- The Jackson family described him as a 'servant leader' who championed the oppressed, voiceless, and overlooked globally.
- They urged people to honour his memory by continuing the fight for justice, equality, and love, values he lived by.
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