Jesse Jackson
Source: NPR Published: March 6, 2026 Following the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. in February 2026, NPR’s It’s Been a Minute examines what his passing means for the future of civil rights organizing in America. Jackson’s charismatic, movement-style leadership defined an era, including two groundbreaking presidential campaigns in the 1980s. Host Brittany Luse speaks […]
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader, two-time U.S. presidential candidate, and longtime advocate for social and economic justice, has died at the age of 84. Jackson, a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., rose to national prominence during the Civil Rights Movement and became one of its most enduring figures following King’s assassination in […]
Jesse Jackson’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President is a perfect example of “turnabout is fair play.” In 1988, Sanders endorsed Jackson as a presidential candidate, which helped Jackson win Vermont. At the time, Sanders was mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and as Sanders notes, he was one of very few white politicians who supported Jackson […]
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