US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson released from Chicago hospital, family says
After 12 days hospitalized for progressive supranuclear palsy, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. was discharged in stable condition, his family said Monday.
- Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was recently released from the hospital after treatment in the ICU.
- Jackson was initially diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013, but the diagnosis changed to progressive supranuclear palsy , a neurological disorder, in April.
- Jackson spent over 60 years advocating for racial equality and economic justice, ran for U.S. president in 1984 and 1988, and founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition dedicated to social justice.
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson released from the hospital after treatment in the ICU - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital Monday, the Rainbow PUSH Organization said, after sources said he was receiving care to manage his blood pressure. Jackson, 84, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has been under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said in a previous statement. He is currently in stable condition, the organization…
Reverend Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader, was discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Monday, according to the Rainbow PUSH Organization, after sources indicated that he was receiving attention to control his blood pressure. Jackson, 84, protected by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., has been under observation for progressive supranuclear paralysis (PSP), as reported by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in a previous statement. He is curr…
By Taylor Romine and Abby Phillip, CNN Reverend Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader, was discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Monday, according to Rainbow PUSH Organization, after sources indicated that he was receiving attention to control his blood pressure. Jackson, 84, protected by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., has been under observation for progressive supranuclear paralysis (PSP), as reported by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition …
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