How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, ...
Jackson apologizes for 'crude' Obama remarks
Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "crude and hurtful" remarks he made about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after an interview with a Fox News correspondent. The remarks came ...
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Jesse Jackson ‘Comes Home’ As He Returns to A.G. Gaston Motel
The civil rights icon found himself in Birmingham delivering a message worthy of his days stumping for justice alongside the ...
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Reverend Jesse Jackson has asked President Biden to pardon his son – but what do we know about former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, and how did he end up in prison?
His father wrote a powerful letter to President Biden In a last attempt to secure a pardon before President Biden leaves office, Reverend Jesse Jackson wrote a two-page letter to the sitting ...
In Selma, one man’s hope, audacity and our stubborn, despicable past.
Over the years, our country’s tragedies and triumphs have been written in Jesse Jackson’s determined brow, silent tears and ...
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In photos: Hundreds mark 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill ...
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Son of Rev. Jesse Jackson seeks presidential pardon
CHICAGO — For more than two years, former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has sought a presidential pardon. His father, the civil rights icon, has written President Joe Biden about it and Jackson ...
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Griffin admits the Sterling scandal messed up the Clippers in the playoffs - "Reverend Jesse Jackson texted me saying we have to boycott"
Blake said he woke up the next day with around 174 text messages on his mobile phone. "Reverend Jesse Jackson texted me like you guys have to boycott," said Griffin. "And we're just like all these ...
‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Bloody Sunday Commemoration
A person takes a photo of the march over the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that ...