Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday morning. He was 84.<\/p>\n
Jackson, a former presidential candidate, died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones, his family said in a Facebook statement.<\/a><\/p>\n They said he \u201celevated the voices of the voiceless\u201d and left an \u201cindelible mark\u201d in history.<\/p>\n After speaking during a press conference, the Rev. Jesse Jackson walks to the front of the \u201cInvading our community with peace\u201d weekly Friday peace walk led by St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham, Chicago on June 25, 2021. TNS<\/p>\n \u201cOur father was a servant leader \u2014 not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,\u201d his family said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHis 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.\u201d <\/p>\n Jackson\u2019s cause of death hasn\u2019t been revealed. <\/p>\n The renowned civil rights leader\u2019s death comes after he was hospitalized in Chicago<\/a> last November for progressive supranuclear palsy \u2014 a rare brain disease.<\/p>\n Civil Rights leader, Jesse Jackson with Dr Martin Luther King, 1966. Universal History Archive\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jesse Jackson and Coretta Scott King cordially greet each other at the Southern Baptist Convention months after saying she would not support his candidacy for US President, September 9, 1983. Ben Martin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cHe was originally diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease; however, last April, his PSP condition was confirmed. The family appreciates all prayers at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n