Walters: Jesse Jackson Had a Complicated Relationship with Fellow Political Personage Jerry Brown

Walters: Jesse Jackson had a complicated relationship with fellow political personage Jerry Brown

The death of Rev. Jesse Jackson this week has sparked a flurry of remembrances about his decades-long career as a civil rights champion and political figure. It’s timely, therefore, to recall an episode from his up-and-down relationship with Jerry Brown, whose celebrity was comparable during the heyday of the 1970s and 1980s — particularly one day in 1979. Jackson had founded PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in 1971, after splitting away fr…

Jesse Jackson had a complicated relationship with fellow political personage Jerry Brown

When Rev. Jesse Jackson shared a stage with CA Gov. Jerry Brown, the two didn't always support each other's aspirations behind the scenes.