Jesse Jackson: titan of US civil rights movement leaves legacy of hope | The Latest

2026-02-17 - 17:23

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 for more than 50 years, championing the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist and host of Over the top, Under the Radar podcast Carys Afoko. Continue reading...