Jesse Jackson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is 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 was the founder 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jesse Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Oct 8, 1941 In Greenville, South Carolina
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 16
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Save the Children 1973-05-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie '85: The Greatest Team in Pro Football History 2016-10-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | '85: The Greatest Team in Pro Football History | Himself | 2016-10-01 |
| Movie | We Are Many | Himself | 2014-06-08 |
| Movie | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Himself | 2013-04-23 |
| Movie | A Man's Story | Himself | 2011-10-08 |
| Movie | Michael Jackson Memorial | Himself | 2009-07-07 |
| Movie | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | The Nine Lives of Marion Barry | Himself | 2009-08-10 |
| Movie | Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound | Himself | 2009-10-14 |
| Movie | BaadAsssss Cinema | Himself | 2002-01-01 |
| Movie | Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | Himself (archive footage) | 2002-09-21 |
| Movie | Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory | 1997-01-01 | |
| Movie | 4 Little Girls | Himself - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition | 1997-07-09 |
| Series | Baseball | Voice | 1994-09-18 |
| Series | Tanner '88 | 1988-02-15 | |
| Movie | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) | 1982-03-12 |
| Movie | Save the Children | Himself | 1973-05-13 |