Jesse Louis Jackson [1] (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) [1] is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement , Jackson has maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological ...

Feb 8, 2025 · 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 ...

Apr 3, 2014 · Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights leader, Baptist minister and politician who twice ran for U.S. president.

Jul 15, 2023 · The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago.

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.

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.

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.

4 days ago · Jesse Louis Jackson was born Oct. 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, a town firmly entrenched in the racially segregated Deep South.This time and place aren’t footnotes to Jackson’s life ...

Mar 20, 2024 · Jesse Jackson. Following King’s assassination in 1968, Jackson continued to champion the cause of civil rights and equality. He founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in 1971, a Chicago-based organization focused on economic empowerment and social justice for African Americans.

Jan 21, 2025 · Jesse Jackson is a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement, known for his tireless advocacy for racial equality, social justice, and economic empowerment.