Jesse Jackson was never just a politician. He was a presence.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 84, leaving a legacy of activism, ...

Jackson, who was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, twice a Democratic presidential candidate and one of the world's ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson had a decades-long career in civil rights, working alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Rep. John Lewis.

From the moment the Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped forward as torchbearer to what was then a largely Southern civil rights ...

Jesse Jackson was known for being the first African-American to make the jump from activism to major-party presidential ...

Jackson was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King and became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King was assassinated in 1968 ...

Community activist Derek Van Voast, who lives in Springdale, shared memories of Jackson. "I fell in love with him the day I met him. The day I met him," Van Voast said. Van Voast described Jackson as ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was “a lifelong soldier for justice” and “a transformative leader whose life’s work is deeply woven into the history, mission, and enduring impact of our Association and the ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US. Martin wasn't his given name: He was born Michael King Jr., after his father. At 35, he became the ...

Whatever the term, historians largely agree: The United States was born out of protest 250 years ago and has been propelled forward by raucous social movements, from abolition to civil rights, ever ...

The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.