(NBC, KYMA) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, has died at the age of 84-years-old.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from his family<\/a>, the Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate died Tuesday.<\/p>\n Rev. Jackson rose to prominence in the Civil Rights Era, participating in demonstrations alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n His activism spread decades, including two runs for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.<\/p>\n Jackson was admitted<\/a> to the hospital<\/a> in November, and had been living, for years, with progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson’s disease.<\/p>\n His family said he died peacefully and was surrounded by his loved ones, and a cause of death was not immediately given.<\/p>\n BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION<\/p>\n KYMA KECY is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.<\/p>\n Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here <\/a><\/p>\n If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n