The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon and Chicago institution. He was also a star athlete in high school and championed human rights on the global stage.

Jackson's supporters, from those who picketed with him against unfair hiring practices, to churchgoers and those who saw him ...

The civil rights activist, politician and ordained Baptist minister was camera-ready, omnipresent and immanently quotable.

For 60 years, nine mayors have had no choice but to contend with the famed civil rights activist, and sometimes defer to him even though they often didn’t like it. They could not afford to do ...

“The Rev. Jackson’s particular trademark iniquity has always been The Big Threat—the specter of a boycott, or picket, or ...

Jackson's electoral successes during his presidential runs helped pave the way for Barack Obama's 2008 nomination as well as Kamala Harris’ in 2024. But Jackson also paved the way for generations of ...

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon, died Tuesday at age 84. Jackson called Chicago home for decades, building an organizing machine in the city and influencing generations of young Black ...