Jesse Jackson
Acting1941-10-08 - 2026-02-17Greenville, South Carolina, USAMale

Jesse Jackson

Also known as Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He founded of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted 'the most important black leader'.

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Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory poster
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
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The Journey of the African-American Athlete poster
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
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Tanner on Tanner poster
Tanner on Tanner
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Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 poster
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
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September First, Twenty-Twenty poster
September First, Twenty-Twenty
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Hollywood Black poster
Hollywood Black
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I Am MLK Jr. poster
I Am MLK Jr.
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War poster
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
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Decade poster
Decade
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'85: The Greatest Team in Football History poster
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
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University, Inc. poster
University, Inc.
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Michael Jackson Memorial poster
Michael Jackson Memorial
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Quick Facts
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Acting

Born

1941-10-08

Place of Birth

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Also Known As

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
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