In 1988, the Reverend Jesse Jackson ended his outsider campaign for president with a stirring speech for the history books: "We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope ...

A day after the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death, officials with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition announced funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate. Information on ...

Following the Feb. 17, 2026, death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson — a Civil Rights icon characterized as the "living bridge" between the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and former U.S. President Barack Obama's ...

When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed while standing on a balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968, Jesse Jackson was in the courtyard below. The young, ...

During his groundbreaking presidential bid in 1984, the Rev. Jesse Jackson kissed babies in San Jose, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco and marched with 100 residents of an ...

Just a mile from downtown Greenville and beside several new housing developments is Jesse Jackson's first home. The civil rights trailblazer was born in Greenville on Haynie Street. He left a lasting ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate who died Feb. 17, was no stranger to Daytona Beach. Jackson, who was 84 when he died at his Chicago home, urged ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson with AT&T's C. Michael Armstrong and Citigroup's Sanford Weill at a press conference in December 1999 for the Wall Street Project.Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images The Rev. Jesse Jackson ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, is being remembered as "a role model for a generation," in the words of Marc Morial, the president of National Urban League, the civil rights ...

Jesse Jackson’s “Rainbow Coalition” was more than just another rhetorical flourish from the legendary orator. He gave real substance to the phrase by uniting black and brown people, the poor, and — an ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until the emergence of ...