Jesse Jackson Rushed to the hospital
U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been admitted to
hospital for an injury suffered while attending a meeting at Howard University
in Washington D.C.Jackson, 80, has been a leader of the U.S. civil rights movement
since the mid-1960s and was with Martin Luther King when he was assassinated in
1968.
“We can confirm that Rev. Jackson was taken to the hospital by a
university administrator,” the university said on Twitter.
Broadcaster CNN said the results of Jackson’s medical tests
proved normal and hospital officials had decided to keep him overnight for
observation.
Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition confirmed to CNN that he was
taken to hospital after he fell and hit his head on entering a campus building.
“We can confirm that Rev. Jackson was taken to the hospital by a
university administrator,” the university said on Twitter.
Broadcaster CNN said the results of Jackson’s medical tests
proved normal and hospital officials had decided to keep him overnight for
observation.
Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition confirmed to CNN that he was
taken to hospital after he fell and hit his head on entering a campus building.
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