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

Fifth graders from a D.C. elementary school walked in Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps at the Lincoln Memorial and recited ...

Melanie Levesque, New Hampshire’s first Black state senator, receives an award at the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition's 44th annual MLK Day Community Celebration at Manchester Memorial High School.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After facing criticism from some civil rights groups for not initially recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, ...

Penn Center recalls Lowcountry visits of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Movement leader and presidential candidate who died ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran ...

Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day combine for a weekend full of parades, parties, concerts and family activities.

Let’s get a few important things out of the way: The Reverand Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. was not the docile, unintimidating, conflict avoider that mainstream media has propped him up to be in the ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson leaves behind a lasting impact on the D.C. area, which began during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, he saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights ...

Jesse Jackson’s children remember his civil rights legacy and describe him as a devoted father after his death at home ...