Rev. Jesse Jackson's wife, Jacqueline Jackson, was by his side through his many years as a civil rights activist. After meeting in college, the civil rights icon married Jacqueline in 1962. They went ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I attended the memorial services this week honoring Jesse Jackson, joining thousands who gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose voice shaped the modern civil rights movement.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, leaving behind a long legacy of civil rights activism and a family who worked to help advance his advocacy efforts. Jackson, who was 84, had been ...

JACQUELINE LOIS JACKSON Gary, IN Jacqueline Lois Jackson, was born to the late James and Ethel Conn on April 14, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. She was one of three children born into this union.

Rev. Jesse Jackson's legacy goes beyond his trailblazing work in the Civil Rights Movement to his family of six children. The activist died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84. His children announced his ...