Biography
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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Known For
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
2017
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
4 Little Girls
Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
1997
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
