Former president Barack Obama said Jackson "laid the foundation for my own campaign to the highest office of the land" ...

As a student in North Carolina A&T, Jackson gradually became involved with the civil rights movement. In 1960, he was ...

The former president took to social media on Tuesday to thank the civil rights leader for both personal and professional ...

President Trump also remembers Jackson as a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit and street smarts".

President Donald Trump issued a statement Tuesday on the death of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson that included ...

“Reverend Jackson also created opportunities for generations of African Americans and inspired countless more, including us,” ...

The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his ...

Obama and Michelle Obama mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson, hailing the civil rights leader as a towering force for justice and equality.

JD Vance, Kamala Harris, and Barack Obama were among the prominent figures who issued remarks pertaining to Reverend Jesse Jackson following his death on Tuesday.

I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals.

Barack Obama has paid a warm tribute to Jesse Jackson's "lifetime of service" - after Donald Trump took a swipe at him in his own eulogy.