In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the ...

Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina.

Famed civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson has died. Jackson, 84, marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later ...

Jesse Jackson's children remembered his civil rights legacy, and it was announced that memorial services are set for next ...

People in the metro area are mourning the death of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson. His family says he died at the age of 84. Jackson touched so many lives here in the Atlanta area. He helped ...

“Our father took fatherhood very seriously,” his eldest child, Santita Jackson, said.

Norman C. Francis, who began his 47-year tenure as president of Xavier University of Louisiana on the day Rev. Martin Luther ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

Communities across Michigan will celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 19, while state and federal offices, and some businesses close for the day. The late ...