A delegation from the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will travel to Selma, Alabama on March 7 & 8 to commemorate ...

The civil rights organizer helped lead the student sit-ins that desegregated Nashville’s lunch counters and later became a ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

This strong academic education also enabled King to hone the breathtaking, riveting speeches that mesmerized the country and the world and positively changed history for so many citizens.

Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. are vowing to ‘keep hope alive’ in honor of his legacy.

And on Tuesday, Jesse Jackson passed away in the United States at age 84. His family confirmed his death in a statement, ...

Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King ...

Mr Obama said the civil rights leader's own campaigns "laid the foundation" for him to be the first African-American in the ...

On the comedy program, Jackson paid tribute to famed author Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, who had recently passed away. He did a skit reading "Green Eggs and Ham," leaving audiences roaring ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died at age 84. His son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told CNN that his ...

America has lost a titan in the struggle for civil rights and racial justice. From his days at the side of Dr. King, to his ...