The icon of the Civil Rights Movement and beyond was remembered by politicians and prominent activists after it was announced he died "peacefully" on Tuesday morning after a long journey with a progressive neurological disease. Jackson was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, a two-time Democratic presidential candidate and a mentor to many civil rights leaders.
"His 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," his family said in a statement.
Tributes to the charismatic movement-builder rolled in from across the political spectrum. Jackson was “a good man" and a "force of nature," President Donald Trump said on social media. Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama said in a statement that "we stood on his shoulders."
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