How Jesse Jackson Took King’s Civil Rights Movement to Company Doorsteps

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84: Georgia leaders, Atlanta officials reflect on civil rights giant's legacy

From Sen. Raphael Warnock to Ambassador Andrew Young, Georgia officials and former Atlanta mayors remember Jesse Jackson as a ...

How Jesse Jackson kept MLK's civil rights vision alive | Opinion

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

Political leaders across Illinois mourn the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death: ‘A giant of the Civil Rights Movement’

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday ordered public buildings across the city and state to fly flags at half ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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

'A movement unto himself': Local leaders react to death of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson

New York City leaders and other prominent local figures are sharing their reactions to the death of civil rights icon Rev.
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Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future

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

A titan of civil rights: Remembering Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

What to know about Rev. Jesse Jackson, a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement and national politics for more than six decades.

Odessa pastor speaks on the life and impact of the late civil rights attorney, Rev. Jesse Jackson

Odessa pastor, George T. Garnett, spoke about the impact and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson following the civil rights leader's ...

Atlanta students reflect on Jesse Jackson's legacy and what comes next for the civil rights movement

As the nation reflects on the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, educators and students in Atlanta say his passing is also a moment to look forward.