Labeled "sacred ground" by Jesse Jackson and other King acolytes, the motel was partially preserved and incorporated into the museum, which opened in 1991, "to chronicle the American civil rights ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson – an eyewitness to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – launched this week's MLK50 commemoration with the language of Easter.

Martin Luther King Jr. stands with fellow civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968 — one day before he was assassinated while standing in ...

Both organizations were founded by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement.

Every January, Americans rightfully celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader, political philosopher and Baptist minister Martin Luther King., Jr. every year.

At the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, the Rainbow PUSH coalition will gather with business and civic leaders and city officials to honor the work of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

Hosted by the Memphis chapter of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based human-rights nonprofit founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration" will be ...

Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., right, and his aide Rev. Jesse Jackson are seen in Chicago, Aug. 19, 1966. Dr. King holds a Chicago … Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Several celebrations across the Chicago area have been commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One of those is an annual breakfast hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Greenville County celebrated the holiday for the first time in 2006. Rev. Jesse Jackson with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., shortly before King was assassinated in April 1968.

He was there in Memphis, Tenn., with Martin Luther King Jr., talking up to King on the balcony when the fatal shot rang out.

Opinion Opinion Columnists Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive | Commentary FILE – Rev. Jesse Jackson leaves his hotel in New York, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009.