Jesse Jackson Death: Why civil rights activist wanted to cut off Barack Obama’s ‘manhood’

To understand why Jackson reacted so viscerally to Obama, one must first understand who he was. Long before Obama’s rise, Jesse Jackson was the closest thing America had to a national Black political candidate. Born in segregated South Carolina, he came of age in the crucible of the civil rights movement. As a young organiser, he worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., participated in marches across the South, and became known for his fiery oratory and instinct for political mobilisation.