Mr. Jackson’s presidential campaigns created a pathway for scores of Black Democrats to run for office, with many making historic leaps to prominent...

Young people who watched his historic campaigns or learned about his career became activists, clergy members, civic leaders and lawmakers. ......

Young people who watched his historic campaigns or learned about his career became activists, clergy members, civic leaders and lawmakers. ......

By Bert Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College. Jesse Jackson’s two campaigns for president, in 1984 and 1988, were...

By Bert Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College. Jesse Jackson’s two campaigns for president, in 1984 and 1988, were...

The candidate’s reference to New York as “Hymietown” helped tank his 1984 presidential campaign and eroded a longstanding alliance.

Mr. Jackson often spoke about Greenville, S.C., in his speeches, returning home several times to fight for change — and for a slice of his favorite...

Mr. Jackson often spoke about Greenville, S.C., in his speeches, returning home several times to fight for change — and for a slice of his favorite...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week, ran for president twice, leading more Black voters to register. The year after his second run, a Black...

The civil rights campaigner has died aged 84. Jackson was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic presidential nomination....