The Story of Martin Luther King JR

Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr

Rev. Jesse Jackson remembers witnessing the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on 50th anniversary

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories of that history-changing day.

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Jesse Jackson was with Martin Luther King Jr. during Memphis assassination. Their shared path and legacy

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Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and inspired a generation

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Rev. Jesse Jackson's family speaks at South Shore home Wednesday morning after civil rights icon's death at age 84

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson's family is set to speak Wednesday morning at their South Shore home after the iconic civil rights leader died Tuesday at age 84.

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Political leaders across Illinois mourn the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death: ‘A giant of the Civil Rights Movement’

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

How Jesse Jackson Took King’s Civil Rights Movement to Company Doorsteps

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.

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Community honors Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights leader had lived in Connecticut twice.

I’m here to make trouble – good trouble. Good trouble is what we need now because we are in the fight of our lives. The fight for our democracy. The fight that we all see day to

John Lewis: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Greatest Gift Was the ‘Belief in Society’s Ability to Change’

Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis can both be seen on the right side of the frame. The following feature is excerpted from LIFE Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later. I was 15 the first time I heard Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.