WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after hearing the news of Reverend Jesse Jackson's passing.
"This morning, our world lost a giant in Reverend Jesse Jackson. So many of us have the indelible black-and-white still images of Rev. Jackson fighting for justice in the Civil Rights Movement committed to memory. But keeping him there doesn't do him justice. Rev. Jackson moved in living color, leaving his mark over decades of world history.
"He marched with Dr. King in tireless pursuit of voting rights and civil rights for Black Americans. He ran for president and forever changed the face of electoral politics, giving a voi...