The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dead

Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress

Salon · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson was the living bridge between King and Obama

Jackson’s two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Share your tributes and memories of Jesse Jackson

We would like to hear your memories of the civil rights trailblazer – whether you met him or just valued his work

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Obama, Trump and Biden lead tributes to Jesse Jackson: ‘one of America’s greatest patriots’

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Al Sharpton, Donald Trump and more react to death of the civil rights leader at the age of 84

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

The Latest: Reaction is pouring in to the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Reaction is pouring in over the death of the Rev. Jesse L

The Independent UK · Feb 17

A historic force to be reckoned with, a giant to be mourned. Our panel pays tribute to the Rev Jesse Jackson

Civil rights leader, politician, campaigner; Jackson was a phenomenal orator, and a brilliant organiser. Writers reflect on his impact around the world

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson was ‘direct connection to great civil rights era’, says Diane Abbott

MP leads UK tributes to African American campaigner, who has died aged 84

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson shifted Black politics from the margins of the Democratic party to its center

The civil rights icon, who died on Tuesday, used his progressivism as rebellion

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson obituary

One of the US’s most prominent civil rights leaders who was a protege of Martin Luther King and a presidential hopeful

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson dead at 84: Inside his family life, net worth, career and controversies – all you need to know

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure of the American civil rights movement and two-time presidential candidate, has died aged 84. Rising from the segregated South to national politics, he spent decades campaigning for racial and economic justice. Admired and controversial in equal measure, Jackson’s legacy spans activism, electoral politics…

The Times of India · Feb 17