Jesse Jackson's life and activism reflect the ongoing impact of Southern politics on American elections. His story is a testament to the enduring power of the civil rights movement.

Broadway’s “Purpose,” by Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, tackles the legacy of the civil rights movement ...

For over six decades, Reverend Jesse Jackson has shaped American civil rights, politics ... played a significant role in the ...

CHICAGO — Jesse ... Jackson’s other dominant characteristic has been his willingness to show up, year after year. If it was ...

This Women's History Month, we are sharing the story of one of the women who played an important role in Greenville's Civil Rights Movement ... including Jesse Jackson, became known as The ...

There are a handful of photographs of Jesse Jackson that capture not only his unique place in history but that also ...

Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...

Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s ... (AP Photo/Butch Dill) The Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson ... the South marked Jackson’s emergence as a leader in the growing Civil Rights Movement.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Jesse Louis Jackson was born Oct. 8 ... s emergence as a leader in the growing Civil Rights Movement. Greensboro was a center of this struggle ...