Jesse Louis Jackson [1] (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) [1] is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister.

Dec 9, 2024 · Jesse Jackson 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 for an African American until Barack Obama captured the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

Nov 9, 2009 · Civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson (1941–) became one of the most influential African-Americans of the late 20th century.

Jul 17, 2023 · The Reverend Jesse Jackson is stepping down as the leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition after more than a half century of activism.

Jul 14, 2023 · CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, his son's congressional office said...

Feb 28, 2006 · Prominent civil rights activist and political leader Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. was born Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina to Helen Jackson and Noah Robinson. His mother later remarried Charles Henry Jackson, who formally adopted Jackson and his brother Charles.

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice.

In 1966, Jesse Jackson began to lead Operation Breadbasket, a Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) program in Chicago. Often seen as Martin Luther King’s protégé, Jackson quickly earned a place among King’s inner circle.

Mar 30, 2018 · One of the people with King the day he was killed was a 26-year-old rising figure in the movement named Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Aug 23, 2023 · The Rev. Jesse Jackson joins other community leaders in 2022 to call on the city of Chicago to take measures to curtail violent crime.