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How Rev. Jesse Jackson's approach to civil rights differed from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s

Rev. Jesse Jackson was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson remembers witnessing the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on 50th anniversary

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson remembers witnessing the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1968, Rev. Jesse Jackson witnesses the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of ...

Jesse Jackson was with Martin Luther King Jr. during Memphis assassination. Their shared path and legacy

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

Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future

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

Rev. Jesse Jackson recalled in Brevard, far beyond for message of hope

Jesse Jackson's death at 84 brings reflections on his enduring legacy, from inspiring youth with hope to his pivotal role in ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson: From Martin Luther King, Jr.'s side to civil rights leader for a new century

Rev. Jesse Jackson began his career at the side of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who mentored him as he rose in the ranks of Civil Rights Movement leadership. After his assassination, Jackson took up ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson has died. He was 84. Jackson was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King and became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King was assassinated in 1968.

Remembering The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American original

"Sunday Morning" looks back on the life of the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose ...