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

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

For decades, the Leak family and the Jacksons were “intertwined.” Now, the family behind the long-time funeral business is tasked with planning and executing Jackson’s services and handling his ...

Mourners can pay their respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who died last week, at the Statehouse on ...

From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse L.

Ernest Withers took some of the most iconic photographs of the American civil rights movement. He was in the room, on the ...

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 ...

Memorial services honoring the life of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, ...

Jackson died at age 84 on Feb. 17 from a progressive neuromuscular disease.

Flags across Michigan will dip to half-staff later this week as the state pauses to remember the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., a towering figure in the nation’s civil rights movement ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has died at 84.

Lafayette has started an $845,000 project to improve sidewalks along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The project will replace damaged sections with a new 5-foot-wide concrete sidewalk and improve ...