Jesse Jackson hospitalized while protesting at Howard University with students

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized while protesting at Howard University with students.

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after he fell while protesting poor campus living conditions with students at Howard University on Monday.

Jackson, 80, has joined demonstrators several times since the protests started on Oct. 12.

In a tweet, Howard University said: "While meeting with various administrators, including Dr. Wayne Frederick, Rev. Jackson sustained an injury upon entering the Blackburn Center. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family at this time."

The university said Jackson was taken to the hospital by a university administrator and was later joined by Frederick, who is the university's president.