Bill Greider reflects on Jesse Jackson's second presidential bid and his impact on the Democratic Party in this 1988 essay.

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as a longtime civil rights leader, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH ...

After the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson at the age of 84, his legacy is being remembered for his impacts on the way America ...

There are more Black senators than ever before, but a major Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black representation in the ...

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidates, died Tuesday morning, ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the civil rights leader and presidential candidate whose work helped reshape Black political power nationally and in cities like Gary, has died at 84. His death Tuesday ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow Coalition, has died at 84, leaving a lasting legacy in voting rights, LGBTQ advocacy, and Democratic politics.

• The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died at age 84. His son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told CNN that ...

Jackson sought and relished the limelight, on television, magazine covers and protests. But his journey always led him right ...

I don’t think Jesse Jackson saw his political life as something different from his call from God as a preacher,’ said the Rev ...