Jesse Jackson was the living bridge between King and Obama
Jesse Jackson transformed American politics through civil-rights leadership, progressive advocacy, and building a multiracial coalition that paved the way from King to Obama.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, trailblazing civil rights icon and LGBTQ+ rights ally, dead at 84
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, civil rights leader who founded the Rainbow Coalition, advanced multicultural Democratic politics, supported LGBTQ+ rights, and died surrounded by family.
Jesse Jackson's "Rainbow Coalition" was as political as it was poetic - LGBTQ Nation
Jesse Jackson built the Rainbow Coalition to unite Black and Brown communities, the poor, and LGBTQ+ people while advocating equal legal protection and broad civil rights.
