The arson in December at Beth Israel Congregation didn’t just damage the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. It also ...

Jackson lay in honor at the South Carolina State Capitol on Monday. His ties to the state and Greenville, his hometown that ...

On October 8th, 1941, Jesse Jackson was born into a world where he could not walk into the same buildings as his white neighbors or check out a book at the local library. He could not go to school ...

The Larry R. Jackson Branch Library in Lakeland is scheduled for major renovations. Upgrades will include modern lighting fixtures and remodeled public restrooms. The library will be temporarily ...

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson has died. He was 84.Here’s a look at the life of the civil rights activist and clergyman:Birth date: October 8, 1941Birth place: Greenville, South CarolinaBirth name: ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a child of Southern segregation who rose to national prominence as a powerful voice for ...

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon, Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate. A protege of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson fought on the front lines of the battle ...

A trailblazer in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’ ‘One of America’s greatest ...

Eugene Robinson is a former Post Opinions columnist. To appreciate the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson’s place in history — to understand his role in expanding the Constitution’s promise of freedom and ...

For two years, Jackson, Mississippi, was my home. It was the first place I lived after college, when I worked as an education fellow at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute for Southern Jewish Life. The ...

The Jackson County Library Services board of directors voted to place Director Kari May on paid administrative leave for about two weeks, following incidents at the Talent branch. In December, a ...