Jesse Jackson

Actor
BirthdayOct 8, 1941 (84 years old)
Place of birthGreenville, South Carolina, USA
GenderMale

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is 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 was the founder 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".

Known for

Self

Jul 22, 1996

Self - Host

Oct 11, 1975

Self

Feb 21, 2003

Jan 26, 2003

Self (archive footage)

May 23, 2018

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Mar 12, 1982

Self (archive footage)

Jan 11, 2021

Himself

Sep 24, 1987

Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

Jul 9, 1997

Various (voice)

Sep 18, 1994

Self (archive footage)

Jun 19, 2020

Self (archive footage)

Apr 23, 2021

Self

Aug 14, 2002

Self

Jul 7, 2009

Himself (archive footage)

Mar 13, 2016

Self

Jun 8, 2014

Self (archive footage)

Dec 28, 1968

Self

Jul 22, 1996

Self - Host

Oct 11, 1975

Self

Feb 21, 2003

Jan 26, 2003

Self (archive footage)

May 23, 2018

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