Jesse Jackson released from hospital after falling and hitting head

Civil rights leader, 80, was at Howard University to help students protesting against poor living conditions on campus

The Rev Jesse Jackson was taken to hospital in Washington on Monday, after falling and hitting his head while helping Howard University students protesting living conditions on campus, a spokesman said.

Jackson was released on Tuesday after an overnight stay and was back at the university working with students, Jackson's spokesman, Frank Watkins, said.