Rev. Jesse Jackson Released From Hospital After A Fall At Howard University

Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MoveOn By Malaika Jabali ·Updated November 2, 2021

Civil rights veteran Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after suffering an injury Monday during a visit to Howard University to address its housing conditions and student protests.

The 80-year-old has since been released and returned with students Tuesday.

As The Washington Post reports, Jackson was entering Blackburn University Center— the site of the protests since they started on October 12— when

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