Jesse Jackson

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'.

Filmografi

Fantastic Lies2016 · Himself (archive footage)University, Inc.1999 · Self (Archive Footage)Operation Breadbasket1969 · SelfSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021 · SelfUptight1968 · Self (archive footage)The Day the Troubles Began2008 · SelfMLK: The Assassination Tapes2012 · Self (archive Footage)Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 21973 · Self/Cameo (archive footage)Nationtime: Gary1972 · SelfI Am MLK Jr.2018 · SelfBacks Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story2020 · SelfWe Are Many2014 · SelfAmerica's Political Parties: Power and Principle1992 · SelfPunch 9 for Harold Washington2021 · Anecdotes about Fidel2009 · Texas, USA2023 · Self (archive footage)A Matter of Respect1980 · Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · Self (archive footage)Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy2021 · Self (archive footage)Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special1999 · (archive footage)Route One/USA1989 · SelfWe Are Universal1971 · The Subtext of a Yale Education1999 · SelfSeptember First, Twenty-Twenty2021 · Himself