OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of ...

If you have ever wondered what Rev. Martin Luther King would tell us today, his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” delivered on April 3, 1968, the night before ...

The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon be open to visitors. It had long been considered endangered.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson entered the national spotlight during the civil rights movement and ran for president twice. He also ...

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...

This week on Visions, we are celebrating Black History Month. When workers pried loose the 34 panels that told the story of ...

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

Three images document Jackson’s journey and his role in expanding the Constitution’s promise of freedom and opportunity.

In a moment that feels now like eons ago, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. was greeted by a deluge of cheers at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Wheelchair-bound, he was flanked by his sons, ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.