How Jesse Jackson's campaigns for 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 presidential politics.
Last updated: 2026-02-17 12:42:25 ET
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as a longtime civil rights leader, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.
Born from his civil rights work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the product of two separate organizations fighting for social justice, economic ...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for deca...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon, Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate.
The US civil rights activist's influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House.
As a civil rights activist, he joined the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama, and Memphis. He later launched two historic presidential campaigns.
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