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Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, and politician (born )
This article is about the civil rights activist. For his son, a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, see Jesse Jackson Jr.
For other uses, see Jesse Jackson (disambiguation).
Jesse Louis Jackson[1] (néBurns; born October 8, )[1] is an American civil rightsactivist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister.
Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, Jackson maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career for over seven decades.
Jesse jackson biography timeline for kids
He served from to as a shadow delegate and senator for the District of Columbia. Jackson is the father of former U.S. RepresentativeJesse Jackson Jr. and current U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson.
Jackson began his activism in the s and founded the organizations that merged to form the Rainbow/PUSH organization.
Extending his activism into interna