How Rev. Jesse Jackson's 2 campaigns for the White House shaped presidential politics

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as a longtime civil rights leader, but he also played a pivotal role in ...

Jesse Jackson: Five key moments in the civil rights icon’s career

Jesse Jackson was a tireless activist, skilled diplomat and influential politician who made two transformative presidential ...
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Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future

Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

How Rev. Jesse Jackson transformed American politics

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with CNN's Abby Phillip about the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who ...