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.
A longtime civil rights and political activist, Jesse Jackson Sr. was an assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr. during the '60s movement. He's 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 also a former presidential candidate, who maintains his involvement in the process, leading voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns, and has often been an unofficial U.S. envoy on diplomatic missions.
