Helen Burns Jackson with her son, Rev. Jesse Jackson
Statement from the Reverend Al Sharpton
NEW YORK (September 7, 2015) – Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN),
released the following statement on Helen Burns Jackson:
"The
passing of Helen Burns Jackson is a loss to all of us who grew up under
the mentorship of her son Rev. Jesse Jackson and were lucky enough to
have experienced her overriding encouragement.
She was undoubtedly a deeply spiritual and compassionate woman and a
freedom fighter in her own right.
"I have
known her since I was 13 years old as her son’s youth director in New
York, and as I grew in age, we never lost contact and she never stopped
encouraging and advising those of us
in the civil rights movement. She was the matriarch of the movement in
the 70’s and 80’s and up until now. I visited her with Rev. Jackson last
Monday in the hospital and saw her weakening condition but that does
not lessen the sense of loss upon hearing of
her transition. May she rest in peace."
Source: The National Action Network
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