Jesse Jackson Boosted Black Power in New York
February 19, 2026·5 days ago·via The New York Times
Jesse Jackson, the civil rights firebrand who died Tuesday at 84, leaves a legacy of fusing grassroots activism with electoral muscle, especially enhancing Black political clout in New York. He marched with MLK, rallied diverse factions from nationalists to socialists under the National Rainbow Coalition, and ran strong '84 and '88 Democratic presidential bids that pressured the party to open up.
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