Jesse Jackson: civil rights lion sought 'common ground'

Jackson's family announced his death, hailing "his unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love". "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the family statement said. "We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family." As a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s, a dynamic Black orator and a successful mediator in international disputes, the longtime...