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Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister.
Jun 5, 2024 · 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 ...
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Apr 3, 2014 · Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights leader, Baptist minister and politician who twice ran for U.S. president.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about Jesse Jackson's life and achievements, from his childhood in South Carolina to his role in the 1960s civil rights movement and his two runs for the Democratic nomination. Find out how he also negotiated the release of hostages and prisoners around the world.
Mar 30, 2018 · Rev. Jackson, who witnessed King’s assassination in 1968, shares his recollections on the civil-rights leader’s legacy and the challenges of the movement. He discusses the Poor People’s Campaign, the sanitation workers’ strike, the war in Vietnam and the impact of King’s death.
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Jesse 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.
Feb 29, 2012 · In this clip from 1991, civil rights activist, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, talks about the fight against racism, his rise from poverty, and making it the age of 50 when so many of his ...
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