Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the ...

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for ...

The American civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson, died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84. His advisor, James Zogby, a ...

Both men sought the presidency. They came from different backgrounds, held different goals, and had radically different ...

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

As a movement builder, spokesperson, and candidate for the presidency, Jesse Jackson’s accomplishments were massive. He was one of the towering figures of American progressive politics in his era — or ...

The coalitions that Jackson built during his presidential campaigns created enduring infrastructure for later progressives, particularly in Vermont.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the U.S. civil rights movement, passed away at his Chicago home on the 17th (local time) at the age of 84. In a statement, his family said he “left this world ...

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

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, in his own post, called Jackson “a change maker, a boundary breaker, and a passionate and unrelenting crusader for civil rights, equality and opportunity. To be around ...

Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Andrew Walworth, and Carl Cannon discuss the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson and a new survey that warns about a rise in antisemitism. After that, the ...

President Trump also remembers Jackson as a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit and street smarts".