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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jesse_JacksonJesse Jackson - Wikipedia

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

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jesse-JacksonJesse Jackson | Biography, Civil Rights, Accomplishments ...

    Sep 10, 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.

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

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    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. He rose to...

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › jesse-louis-jacksonJesse Louis Jackson | Encyclopedia.com

    May 11, 2018 · Minister, politician, and civil rights activist Jesse Louis Jackson was born Jesse Burns in Greenville, South Carolina, to Helen Burns and Noah Robinson, a married man who lived next door. In 1943 his mother married Charles Henry Jackson, who adopted Jesse in 1957.

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    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.

  10. kinginstitute.stanford.edu › jackson-jesse-louisJackson, Jesse Louis | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research ...

    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.