How Reverend Jesse Jackson transformed politics for the Democratic party
MSNBC·2026-02-17 18:34
Today tributes are pouring in for one of the towering figure of the civil rights movement, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the 84-year-old died this morning after a long illness, remembered for his transcendent rhetoric and gospel about seeking common ground. He first rose to prominence as a protege of Martin Luther King Jr. ., whose assassination he would also witness.Politics soon beckoned. He established the National Rainbow Coalition as a vehicle for a populist campaign, running for president twice, leading ...