Children of late Rev. Jesse Jackson honor his legacy
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Chicago plays host to public observances for the civil rights icon, who died at 84.
An ordained Baptist minister, Rev. Jesse Jackson championed a campaign to unify faith groups around common social ills, Black faith leaders say.
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.
Historic children’s television moment resurfaces following civil rights leader’s death.
In finding words about the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton said that “he trusted me with responsibility and saw something in me.”
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.
CHICAGO ( WGN) — City Hall and Daley Plaza honored the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on Wednesday with a silent but powerful tribute: flying their flags at half-staff. Inside council chambers, a standing tribute and more as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson paid his respects.
One race equity expert called the president's remarks "petty, unpresidential and disrespectful to Jackson’s legacy."