Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

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Born 1941-10-08 Greenville, South Carolina, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.7
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...
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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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Hollywood Black poster
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024-08-11
Open
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union poster
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self
2021-08-03
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Obama poster
Obama
as Self
2020-11-27
Open
Explained poster
Explained
as Self (archive footage)
2018-05-23
Open
Joy Behar: Say Anything! poster
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009-09-29
Open
Robins poster
Robins
as Self - Guest
2006-08-23
Open
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer poster
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005-08-08
Open
Tanner on Tanner poster
Tanner on Tanner
as Self
2004-10-05
Open

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