In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of ...

Jackson was touted as “King’s successor” after the civil rights icon was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, where the two had just reconciled.

Wednesday marks 50 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the second-floor balcony near his room at the ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson began his career at the side of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who mentored him as he rose in the ranks of Civil Rights Movement leadership. After his assassination, Jackson took up ...

A protege of Martin Luther King Jr, Jackson built a career around working to politically organise and improve the lives of ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on his father's legacy and what he considers today's most urgent social justice issues.

I’m here to make trouble – good trouble. Good trouble is what we need now because we are in the fight of our lives. The fight ...