Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is 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 was the founder 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
ActingBirthday
October 8, 1941Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
50Place of birth
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Cast credits
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Self (archive footage)
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Self
A Man's Story
Self
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Himself
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
We Are Many
Self
4 Little Girls
Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
Save the Children
Self
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Self
Fantastic Lies
Himself (archive footage)
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Himself
A Decade of Struggle
Self
Route One/USA
SelfImages
