Across six decades, Jesse Jackson transformed himself from a 6'3˝ college quarterback into a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor civil rights pioneer Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Feb.

Jackson was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. before carving out his own place in the African-American struggle ...

Crowds of mourners, including many dignitaries, lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse ...

Jesse Jackson's death at 84 brings reflections on his enduring legacy, from inspiring youth with hope to his pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Today's picture of the day, that was captured by late AP photographer Charles Kelly, shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. flanked by other civil rights leaders. The image was taken just a day before King ...

On October 8th, 1941, Jesse Jackson was born into a world where he could not walk into the same buildings as his white neighbors or check out a book at the local library. He could not go to school ...

The protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate will lie in repose for two days at the ...

"Sunday Morning" looks back on the life of the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of economic support and ...

Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in ...

He will lie in repose this week at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago before being honored in South Carolina.