Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84. Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with civil rights leader and activist Bishop William Barber II, who knew Jackson. This article was originally published on WBUR.

Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals. “If I can become president," said Jackson, who grew up poor and Black in segregated South Carolina,

Jesse Jackson, a man who stood shoulder to shoulder with fellow icons of the Civil Rights Movement, has died at age 84 after a long illness. Jackson is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Jackson. The Jacksons divided their time between Chicago and Washington,

Famed civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, his family said. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett looks back on Jackson's life. Then, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on Jackson's relationship with President Trump.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be memorialized in Chicago during funeral services in the coming weeks, his family said on Wednesday. The civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate died

Jackson helped shape the Civil Rights Movement, leading it after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He went on to found the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. In D.C., he represented the District in Congress,

Rev. Jesse Jackson is being remembered as someone who fought for equal representation for all Americans. Jackson, 84, died Monday in Chicago. He is being remembered locally for his efforts

Community activists in the Twin Cities are mourning the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away in Chicago at the age of 84.