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Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key moments

Clarence B Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of Martin Luther King who helped pen…

24 days ago

Union representative concerned about safety as workers rush to finish repainting DC pool before 250th celebrations

Workers renovating one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic sites in a proje…

35 days ago

Lerone Martin’s new book offers fascinating insight into the civil rights icon’s younger years

Lerone Martin, a prominent scholar of Black religious history, leads the Martin Luther King Jr Research a…

72 days ago

Radicalised by the inventiveness of groups such as the Harlem Renaissance, the LA-based musician is determined to reclaim the radical possibilities of culture in an age of institutional and algorithm…

3 months ago

The visionary photographer captured the ugliness of racism in America, as well as the strength and dignity of those who opposed it – from cleaners in the corridors of power to Martin Luther King Jr p…

His 1972 appearance showed Americans what a beloved community could look like, integrated and full of promise

In a 1972 episode of Sesame Street, Jesse Jackson, then 31, is standing against a stoop on…

Jackson’s two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through

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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 fo…

Jesse Jackson: tributes and reactions from Bernice King, Trump and Kamala Harris after civil rights leader’s death – latest updates

Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination

  • Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader,…

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