Jesse Jackson
Born October 08, 1941 (Age: 84)
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Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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'.
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'.
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Filmography
El otro Rey de Chicago
2022
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as Self
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Age: 80
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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as Self
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Age: 79
A Man's Story
2011
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as Self
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Age: 70
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009
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as Self
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Age: 67
No Image
The Day the Troubles Began
2008
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as Self
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Age: 66
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 60
The Subtext of a Yale Education
1999
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as Self
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Age: 57
University, Inc.
1999
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as Self (Archive Footage)
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Age: 57
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 54
The Soul of Stax
1994
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as Self
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Age: 52
No Image
We Are Universal
1971
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as
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Age: 29
Operation Breadbasket
1969
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as Self
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Age: 27