The reverend Jesse Jackson, historic civil rights activist and twice presidential candidate in the United States for the Democratic Party, died this Tuesday at the age of 84.
“Our father was a servant leader, not only to our family, but also to the oppressed, the voiceless and the marginalized around the world,” his family wrote on Instagram.
“We shared it with the world and in return, the world became part of our extended family. Their unwavering belief in justice, equality and love “He inspired millions of people, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he guided,” the text continues.
Jackson and participated in Selma, the great march for civil rights in the United States.
He was the first African American in take the leap from activism to American presidential politics.
As the BBC recalls, “he articulated the frustrations of those who felt like second-class citizens in the world’s most prosperous democracy.”
“If Jesse Jackson had not existed, in my opinion, President Barack Obama would never have existed,” the senator went on to say about him. Bernie Sanders in 2020.
