Late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson visited UMES
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he Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, has died. He was 84. He visited UMES twice in his time.
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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, has died. He was 84.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) expressed condolences after the news that Civil Rights activist and former presidential candidate the Rev. Jesse Jackson has died.
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