E-mail a friendJanuary 19, 2004
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. talks about Dr. King's legacy, how we should spend the holiday and Black power today - 36 years after Dr. King's assassination.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson Sr. maintains his involvement in the process, leading voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns. A longtime civil rights and political activist, he was an assistant to Martin Luther King Jr. during the '60s movement. Jackson is the founder of the nonprofit Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has written two books and launched the Wall Street Project, to open access to capital for women and minorities. He's often been an unofficial U.S. envoy on diplomatic missions.
