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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