Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has died at 84.

Jackson was touted as “King’s successor” after the civil rights icon was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, where the two ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson's deep connections to Memphis played a key role in shaping his legacy. Jackson worked closely with Dr.

On honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, a selection of LIFE Magazine's most powerful photographs of the civil rights ...

Wednesday marks 50 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the second-floor balcony near his room at the ...

Today's picture of the day, that was captured by late AP photographer Charles Kelly, shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced events across the Mid-South for the 24 th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, presented by the National Civil Rights Museum, City of ...

When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Communities across Middle Tennessee rallied on Monday to honor and remember one of the most iconic civil rights leaders in American History. In Nashville, there was a youth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights champion, is dead. He was 84. The two men had worked together since 1965, when they met in Selma, ...