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Bookmark or Share- Jesse Jackson - WikipediaJesse Louis Jackson[1] (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) [1] is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, Jackson maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career ...
- Jesse Jackson ‑ Reverend, Age & MLK - HISTORYCivil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson (1941–) became one of the most influential African-Americans of the late 20th century.
- Jesse Jackson | Biography, Civil Rights, Accomplishments, & Facts ...Jesse Jackson (born October 8, 1941, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.) is an American civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and politician whose bids for the U.S. presidency (in the Democratic Party’s nomination races in 1983–84 and 1987–88) were the most successful by an African American until 2008, when Barack Obama captured the ...
- How Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Championed DiversityHow Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Championed Diversity. In his 1984 presidential run, Jackson sought to unite a multiracial, multicultural group of Americans. By: Sarah Pruitt. Updated ...
- Jesse Jackson summary | BritannicaJesse Jackson, orig. Jesse Louis Burns, (born Oct. 8, 1941, Greenville, S.C., U.S.), U.S. civil rights leader. He became involved with the civil rights movement as a college student. In 1965 he went to Selma, Ala., to march with Martin Luther King, Jr., and began working for King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
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