Summary
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a well-known civil rights leader, is in the hospital in Chicago. He is being watched for a condition called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, which he has been dealing with for over ten years.
Key Facts
- Jesse Jackson is hospitalized in Chicago.
- He is being observed for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
- Jackson has managed this condition for more than a decade.
- He was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease before confirming PSP in April.
- Jackson has been a key figure in the U.S. civil rights movement since the 1960s.
- He worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Freedom Movement.
- Jackson ran for president twice as a Democrat.
- He retired from Rainbow PUSH leadership in 2023 after a long career in activism.
