Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the ...

Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in ...

Jesse Jackson's children remembered his civil rights legacy, and it was announced that memorial services are set for next ...

The longtime Evanston resident represented judges and other lawyers for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

In the early morning of Tuesday, February 17th, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., completed his assignment on earth, and surrounded by loving family members, took his last breath. He had a lifetime ...

Norman C. Francis, who began his 47-year tenure as president of Xavier University of Louisiana on the day Rev. Martin Luther ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there.

Jackson's family on Feb. 18 revealed preliminary funeral plans for the longtime activist who died at 84 following a lengthy ...

His life traced the arc from the Civil Rights Movement to the challenges of a post–Civil Rights America still wrestling with ...