Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at age 84

Celebrated civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday, his family said in a statement, after battling the neurodegenerative disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).

He was 84 years old.

"Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the Jackson family said.

"We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family," it added.