With the exception of a brief rift in 2008, the two publicly maintained mutual respect. A family representative told Snopes ...

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

The new Hulu documentary explores how Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama used basketball to connect with people. Photo courtesy of @alexysthegreat on Instagram In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

As Americans across the country remember how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life was cut short while standing on a motel balcony in Memphis, former President Barack Obama and congressman John Lewis ...

Jackson's legacy is not one of triumph or failure, but of persistent contradiction – a reminder that courage without ...

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

Jesse Jackson was never just a politician. He was a presence.

A quirk in the calendar pushed President Barack Obama's public swearing-in in Washington onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, the King Center will ...