There are 8 article(s) tagged Jesse Jackson:

• February 2026

  • Jesse Jackson’s post-MLK rise deeply rooted in Memphis

    Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, died Tuesday. He was a frequent presence in Memphis’ political life and transformation from 1968 on.

    By Bill Dries February 17, 2026

• April 2022

  • King’s voice speaks again at Civil Rights Museum on anniversary of his death

    The National Civil Rights Museum commemorated the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, April 4. The recordings of King’s sermons resonated with the times as one of those in his inner circle returned for what has become an annual pilgrimage.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2022

• July 2020

  • Opinion: Let’s not forget C.T. Vivian

    C.T. Vivian said that while his generation didn’t get everything accomplished, they did their work so well that our generation could not believe what life was like before they went to work.

    By Steve Montgomery July 23, 2020

• February 2020

  • Nelson: Super Bowl LIV is over. Get ready for Super Tuesday IX.

    One of the most prominent shakers and movers in the effort to create Super Tuesday in 1988 was then-Tennessee Gov. Ned McWherter. 

    By Michael Nelson February 04, 2020

• April 2019

  • Jesse Jackson and Stax: The reverend’s largely forgotten link to Memphis

    Rev. Jesse Jackson and Memphis-based Stax Records formed an alliance following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death here that allowed Jackson to use the record label as a platform to spread the spoken word.

    By Jared Boyd April 14, 2019

• January 2019

  • Rev. Earle Fisher encourages Mississippi Boulevard members to ‘get up, pick up your mat and walk’

    Rev. Earle Fisher spoke to Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church the day before Martin Luther King Day. He encouraged the congregation to continue to strive for racial equality.

    By Abigail Warren January 20, 2019

• October 2018

  • Freedom Awards match turbulence of 1968 with today

    Former Vice President Joe Biden told several thousand people at the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards Wednesday, Oct. 17, that the gains made by the movement honored in the museum are “under siege.” “Once again, we need your energy,” Biden said as he accepted the award at the Orpheum theater.

    By Bill Dries October 18, 2018

  • Jackson: Midterms about ‘mood to fight back’

    Rev. Jesse Jackson knows the National Civil Rights Museum well. The two-time Democratic presidential contender, close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and leader of the merged civil rights groups Rainbow-PUSH has been there often since the museum opened in 1991.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2018