Jacqueline Jackson and the Women Who Held the Civil Rights Movement Together.

Women: The backbone of the movement

I attended the memorial services this week honoring Jesse Jackson, joining thousands who gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose voice shaped the modern Civil Rights Movement. As speaker after speaker reflected on Rev. Jackson’s extraordinary life —…

WOMEN: THE BACKBONE OF THE MOVEMENT — Jacqueline L. Jackson

I attended the memorial services this week honoring Jesse Jackson, joining thousands who gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose voice shaped the modern civil rights movement. As speaker after speaker reflected on Rev. Jackson’s extraordinary life — his preaching, his presidential campaigns, his global advocacy for justice — I found myself watching […]

Jacqueline Jackson and the Women Who Held the Civil Rights Movement Together.

(ThyBlackMan.com) I attended the memorial services this week honoring Jesse Jackson, joining thousands who gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose voice shaped the modern civil rights movement. As speaker after speaker reflected on Rev. Jackson’s extraordinary life — his preaching, his presidential campaigns, his global advocacy for justice — I found myself watching another figure whose presence told an equally important story about the mo…