Jesse Jackson, civil rights chief and presidential candidate, dies | EUROtoday

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died at present on the age of 84. His household communicated this, as reported by NBC News.

“Our father was a community-serving leader, not just our family, but the oppressed, voiceless, and marginalized around the world,” the Jackson household stated in a press release, “we shared him with the world, and in return, the world turned a part of our prolonged household. His unwavering perception in justice, equality and love motivated thousands and thousands of individuals, and we ask you to honor his reminiscence by persevering with the combat for the values ​​he lived for.”

The cause of death was not disclosed. The family said Jackson died peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones.