On the comedy program, Jackson paid tribute to famed author Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, who had recently passed ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned for himself and other Democrats extensively throughout Ohio over the years, pushing for policies to help what he called a Rainbow Coalition. "Rev. Jackson was a moral ...

A close ally of Martin Luther King, he helped turned civil rights activism into a national political force through two historic presidential runs ...

A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’ ...

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who has died aged 84, was a champion of black consciousness in America and the first black candidate in history to make a bid for the White House.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, the towering civil rights activist and religious leader who worked to improve economic conditions for Black communities and advocated for social-justice causes around the world, ...

Titans of American history keep watch over the cathedral, as statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln stand in two separate bays near the entrance of the nave. The cathedral has five chapels ...

Jesse Jackson was on the campaign trail for Walter Mondale in 1984 and spoke to a packed house in Milwaukee. He also talked about his Rainbow Coalition. Jesse Jackson was on the campaign trail for ...

Elmore, Minnesota is the childhood home of former Vice President Walter Mondale. Advocates there want to see the house he lived in added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket arrived at the South Carolina Statehouse, where flags flew at half-staff to honor the civil rights icon.

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

Famed civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84 on Feb. 17 following a long battle with progressive ...