<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="America"><span>America</span></a><span>, has died, a Rainbow PUSH Coalition spokesperson and his son have confirmed. He was 84.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jackson, a protégé of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, had been </span><a href="https://www.rainbowpush.org/pr_111225" rel="" target="" title="hospitalised"><span>hospitalised</span></a><span> in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jackson died on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family, Rainbow PUSH said in a </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU2mUvPDoh9/?hl=en" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><span>statement</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity," it said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A tireless change agent, he elevated the voices of the voiceless – from his Presidential campaigns in the 1980s to mobilizing millions to register to vote – leaving an indelible mark on history."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em></div></div>