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Apr 3, 2014 · We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up. Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights leader, Baptist minister and politician who twice ran for U.S. president.
Mar 30, 2018 · Jesse Jackson on MLK: One Bullet Couldn’t Kill the Movement. Rev. Jackson, who was part of King’s inner circle in 1968—and witnessed his assassination—weighs in on that shocking moment ...
Oct 7, 2021 · Happy birthday to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. The civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition has spent the last 60 years of his life in front of cameras advocating for social...
Jul 17, 2023 · The Reverend Jesse Jackson is stepping down as the leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition after more than a half century of activism. AILSA CHANG, HOST: After more than five decades, the Rainbow ...
Bob Fitch photography archive, © Stanford University Libraries. 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.
Nov 2, 2021 · John Minchillo/AP. CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Monday in Washington, D.C. after falling and hitting his head while helping Howard University students who are protesting ...
1941 - present. In his quest for social, racial and economic justice, Rev. Jesse Jackson has been civil rights activist, presidential candidate, and international hostage negotiator. While a student at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical College in 1963, Jackson led protests to desegregate theaters and restaurants in Greensboro.
