Jackson backed up rural imagery with an "economic populism grounded in the struggles facing everyday Americans," writes Cory Haala.

Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline acknowledge the cheers of delegates and supporters prior to delivering an emotional speech to the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta in July 1988. Anyone ...

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

Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party ...

Look back at the late Greenville native Rev. Jesse Jackson's most memorable quotes, from Democratic National Convention speeches and more.