Last updated: 2026-02-17 13:34:52 ET
The civil rights leader, who ran for president twice in the 1980s, leaves a lasting legacy.
From January 4, 1984, the "CBS Evening News" reports on Jesse Jackson's successful effort to secure the release of Lt. Robert Goodman from Syria after...
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as a longtime civil rights leader, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.
Born from his civil rights work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the product of two separate organizations fighting for social justice, economic ...
The obstacles he faced — including those from his own party’s establishment — were overt and subtle.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for deca...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon, Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate.
As a civil rights activist, he joined the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama, and Memphis. He later launched two historic presidential campaigns.
Civil rights activist and two-time Democrat presidential candidate Jesse Jackson died Tuesday. He was 84. Jackson’s family announced his death on ...
