The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate who died Feb. 17, advocated for years for ...
President Trump paid tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as a “good man” and “force of nature” but claimed the late civil rights leader “couldn’t stand” former President Barack Obama. Mixing ...
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My religion obligates me to be political, but my politics don’t obligate me to be religious,” said Jackson — frequently ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Chicago ties run deep, dating back to the 1960s when he was appointed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to direct Chicago’s Operation Breadbasket program.
Former President Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights icon Jesse Jackson after his death at 84, joined by Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and global leaders honoring his legacy.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King shared a photo on social media of Jackson and King and wrote, "Both ancestors now..." ...
“From Martin Luther King to Barack Obama, there’s a bridge called Jesse Jackson,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said. Jackson, a ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84, had a profound impact on Florida's civil rights movement and political ...
Political leaders across Illinois mourned Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death and nodded to the decades-long movement he championed after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mentor.
"Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the ...