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

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

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and in the 1980s reshaped Democratic politics with two galvanizing ...

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 ...

Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday.

The morning of Martin Luther King Day, my wife and I explained Dr. King's legacy to our children. We told them how he was the greatest leader of the Civil Rights Movement, which fought to guarantee ...

Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.

Willie Lubka grew up in a small apartment in Atlanta, Georgia very close to Ebenezer Baptist Church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a minister. Lubka’s grandfather on his father’s side ...

Former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder slammed the Trump administration as working to allegedly "re-segregate" the United States in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech that also took aim at ...

After facing criticism from some civil rights groups for not initially recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, President Donald Trump released a proclamation later that day. Trump's ...

The White House issued a proclamation recognizing the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday late Monday evening, following criticism from activists across the country. “Inspired by the tenets ...

A Los Angeles parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. quickly spiraled into chaos Monday when a fight broke out, leading to a stabbing, while a cop was assaulted near the melee, according to police.