Acting
Jesse Jackson
Also Known As: Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Birth Date
October 8, 1941
Death Date
February 17, 2026
(passed away at 84)
Place of Birth
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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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'.
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