The Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland on Tuesday honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson following the ...

As a 41-year-old civil rights leader weighing a 1984 White House run, Jesse Jackson mixes prophetic zeal, sharp criticism and political ambition in this 1983 AP profile.

The Rev. Al Sharpton spoke about his long friendship with Rev. Jesse Jackson at a press conference in New York on Tuesday.

Rev. Jesse Jackson never made it to the White House, but he entered more homes and touched more lives than we can ever know.

The intrigue: Dallas pastor Frederick Haynes III briefly replaced Jackson as the head of the civil rights leader's Rainbow ...

Political leaders nationwide are paying tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson and remembering him for his trailblazing human rights activism.

Jackson spent more than six decades turning faith into action, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped American politics and kept hope alive.

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 ...

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Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who carried Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, has died. His career included two bids for presidential nomination.

FILE - From left, Vice President Joe Biden, Rev. Jesse Jackson, first lady Michelle Obama, and President Barack Obama gather ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who dedicated his life to fighting for civil and human rights ...