Jesse Jackson
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'.
Known For
77 titles
LA 92
A Man's Story
Obama
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Last Party 2000
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
BaadAsssss Cinema
Wattstax
4 Little Girls
Uptight
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Decade
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Save the Children
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Nationtime
In Remembrance of Martin
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