Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1984 DNC speech challenged the Democratic Party to embrace the poor and marginalized.

The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who ...

The celebration of life is being held Friday, March 6, and includes former presidents, music legends and thousands of adoring ...

Obituary / The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what’s possible in politics. John ...

The event honoring the protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate follows memorial ...

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are speaking at the event, which also features music from Chicago native ...

An unexpected phone call let the Wiliamson family know that presidential candidate Jesse Jackson would be staying at their ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson was profiled by The Associated Press when he was a 41-year civil rights activist preparing his historic 1984 campaign for the presidency. The AP is republishing ...

Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody." ...

Watch: WKYC dug into the archives for footage of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1984 visit to the Cleveland Indians home opener during his first presidential campaign. USA vs. Canada: The Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em ...