Jackson, Jesse, 1941-2026
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Name (Hebrew)
ג'קסון, ג'סי, 1941-
Name (Latin)
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-2026
Other forms of name
Jackson, Jesse Louis, 1941-2026
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Date of birth
1941-10-08
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Civil rights
Political science
Religion
Occupation
Authors
Civil rights workers
Clergy
Politicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Rev.
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014:(Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.; Jesse Louis Robinson; civil rights leader; born 08 October 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States; BA in Sociology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) (1964); leader of the campus chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); enrolled in the Chicago Theological Seminary (1965) and continued his civil rights activism, working for the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations; dropped out of the seminary to join the voting rights protests in Selma, Alabama; national director of Operation Breadbasket in 1967; ordained into the Baptist clergy (1968 ); established PUSH-EXCEL and became its president in 1995; ran for the Democratic nomination for president (1984 and 1985); established the Rainbow Coalition Inc., as a progressive, liberal adjunct to the Democratic Party)
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 15, 2014(Rev.)
- NYT Obituary, February 17, 2026(Jesse Jackson; died February 17, 2026 at age 84)
- The picture life of Jesse Jackson, 1972.
- Jesse Louis Jackson (b. 1941) is a black politician, professional civil rights activist and Baptist minister ... a prominent leader of the American Christian left. He is the father of congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. ( (Wikipedia, 6/14/2007) )
- Halliburton, W. J.The picture life of Jesse Jackson, 1972.