Jesse Jackson
Actor
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'.
Born1941-10-08
Place of BirthGreenville, South Carolina, USA
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The Daily Show
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Saturday Night Live
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Real Time with Bill Maher
ComedyTalk
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Baseball
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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A Different World
ComedyFamily
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Dinah!
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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
War & Politics
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Explained
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World in Action
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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The Chris Rock Show
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Robins
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Hollywood Black
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Not Necessarily the News
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Tanner '88
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Shut Up and Dribble
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Obama
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Joy Behar: Say Anything!
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Tanner on Tanner
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Nationtime: Gary
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Uptight
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