Jackson didn’t just pave the way for Barack Obama. He envisioned a Democratic coalition and a policy agenda that were ahead ...

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

Mr. Jackson’s presidential campaigns created a pathway for scores of Black Democrats to run for office, with many making ...

Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who rose from the front lines of the civil rights movement to become one of America’s most prominent ...

His daughter, Santita Jackson, said he passed away at home in Chicago Tuesday. CHICAGO — Reverand. Jesse Jackson, civil ...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and protégé of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died at home surrounded by family. Hearts ...

Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign and his Greenville roots profoundly shaped American politics. His legacy, however, faces new challenges.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, died ...

Activism / Jackson’s lessons for today’s Democrats. Bruce Shapiro In 2000, I got to spend some intense hours with Jesse Jackson, when he and his son Jesse Jackson Jr., then in Congress, collaborated ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who was once a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday. He ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...