Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ...

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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. died Tuesday at 84. Jackson was known as an orator, diplomat, and activist who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president twice during the 1980s.

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the services in the player above. Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is expected to be laid to rest in a series of services this week, starting ...

President Trump also remembers Jackson as a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit and street smarts".

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Despite not working in television, the civil rights leader helped make sure the second season of The Original Series was at ...

The award-winning journalist and historian delivered the University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, applying ...

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

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...