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Jesse Jackson

Acting
1941-10-08
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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 (2017) subtitle poster
LA 92
2017 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles A Man's Story (2011) subtitle poster
A Man's Story
2011 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Obama (2020) subtitle poster
Obama
2020 TV
as Self
Subtitles Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021) subtitle poster
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021 TV
as Self
Subtitles Last Party 2000 (2001) subtitle poster
Last Party 2000
2001 Movie
as Self
Subtitles King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) subtitle poster
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) subtitle poster
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles '85: The Greatest Team in Football History (2016) subtitle poster
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016 Movie
as Self
Subtitles BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) subtitle poster
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Wattstax (1973) subtitle poster
Wattstax
1973 Movie
as Self
Subtitles 4 Little Girls (1997) subtitle poster
4 Little Girls
1997 Movie
as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Subtitles Uptight (1968) subtitle poster
Uptight
1968 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) subtitle poster
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002) subtitle poster
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Decade (1989) subtitle poster
Decade
1989 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) subtitle poster
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982 Movie
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Subtitles The Journey of the African-American Athlete (1996) subtitle poster
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021) subtitle poster
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021 Movie
as Self
Subtitles King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007) subtitle poster
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) subtitle poster
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Save the Children (1973) subtitle poster
Save the Children
1973 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009) subtitle poster
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
2009 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Nationtime (1972) subtitle poster
Nationtime
1972 Movie
as Self
Subtitles In Remembrance of Martin (1986) subtitle poster
In Remembrance of Martin
1986 Movie
as Self
Subtitles
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