Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

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 ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King's assassination, died Tuesday at ...

Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination ...

CNN’s Victor Blackwell speaks to civil rights activists Rev. Jesse Jackson and Andrew Young during their first joint visit to the Memphis motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in 1968.

The US civil rights activist's influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House.

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hosted by the Joplin chapter of NAACP and the Missouri Southern Foundation, Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration examined ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city at the request of Al Raby ...

DEARBORN, MI - A significant piece of American history has been moved from Alabama to Michigan where it will soon be put on permanent display. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn announced the Dr.