In his 1984 speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Mr. Jackson argued for a more diverse coalition for the party.

Black candidates weren’t considered viable contenders when he ran for president.

• 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 his father’s greatest contribution was giving light to people “who found themselves in dark places.”

Jackson's two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through

The lasting lesson of Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign, explained.

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, a Rainbow Push Coalition spokesperson confirmed to CNN.

Jesse Jackson was a tireless activist, skilled diplomat and influential politician who made two transformative presidential runs in the 1980s.

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.

Civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, Rev. Jesse Jackson has died. The reverend led the civil rights movement for decades following Dr. Martin Luther King's

Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. are vowing to ‘keep hope alive’ in honor of his legacy. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday. The protege of the Rev.