Look back at the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's most memorable quotes, from Democratic National Convention speeches and more.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights ...

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

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 ...

If you have ever wondered what Rev. Martin Luther King would tell us today, his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” delivered on April 3, 1968, the night before ...

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

Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless wisdom, "The time is always right to do what is right," underscores the urgency of moral ...