The civil rights campaigner has died aged 84. Jackson was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic presidential nomination. He remained a prominent figure in US politics for more than 50 years, championing the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist and host of Over the top, Under the Radar podcast Carys Afoko.
Jesse Jackson: titan of US civil rights movement leaves legacy of hope - The Latest
The civil rights campaigner has died aged 84. Jackson was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic presidential nomination. Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner and trailblazer in US politics, has died aged 84. Lucy Hough speaks to Carys Afoko











