The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the nation’s most recognized civil rights leaders, is founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a civil rights organization in Chicago. He was a ...

Jackson's campaign broke new ground by advocating for a "Rainbow Coalition" that brought together people of all races and backgrounds. Throughout his life, Jesse Jackson has remained a tireless ...

He later teamed up with the Black Panther Party to found the original Rainbow Coalition, a name that the Reverend Jesse Jackson, of course, later adopted for his own group. Jose Jimenez died last week ...