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Author. Personal life. Electoral history. Published works. See also. References. External links. Jesse Jackson Jr. Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012.
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May 12, 2000 · Biography. Born on March 11, 1965, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. literally was born into the civil rights movement. Son of the passionate activist, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jackson was raised in an environment that strongly advocated education.
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Signature. Jesse Louis Jackson [1] ( né Burns; born October 8, 1941) [1] is an American civil rights activist, 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 ...
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- Paul Strauss
- Excelled in School
- Made Name For Himself
- Announced His Run For Office
- Stayed Positive During Campaign
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They were not joking. Tests soon showed that Jackson was hyperactive, aggressive, and very intelligent. His parents decided to send him and his brother Jonathan to Le Mans Academy, a private military school. “I felt they needed a regimented form of discipline,” said Mrs. Jackson in Chicago magazine. Their father, conscious of his constant presence ...
While still in graduate school, Jesse and the other Jackson children were asked to introduce Jesse Sr. before his speech to the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Jesse, Jr. was the last to speak, and his words were so electrifying, reminisced his friend Rhoda McKinley in the Chicago Tribune, that “he brought the house down.” From this auspicious...
Reynolds lost his seat after he was convicted and jailed in connection with a scandalous relationship with a minor and financial transgressions. Jackson made his move, quitting his job at the Rainbow Coalition. He organized an emotional ceremony at the Salem Baptist Church on September 9, 1995. After more than an hour of buildup that included an in...
The accusations did not seem to hurt his standing in the polls, however, and his support of issues popular with his heavily Democratic constituents—government-sponsored health care, more federal money for education, strong support for affirmative action, and a third Chicago airport to bring jobs to the economically depressed area—kept him in front....
Legal Lynching: Racism, Injustice, and the Death Penalty, Marlowe and Co., 1996. (With Jesse Jackson, Sr.) It’s About the Money!: The Fourth Movement of the Freedom Symphony, Times Business, 1999. Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America’s Future, Norton, 2001. (With Jesse Jackson, Sr, and Frank E. Watkins) A More Perfect Union: Advancing New ...
Periodicals
Boston Globe, November 27, 1995, p. 4. Chicago, May 1996, p. 58. Chicago Sun-Times, April 2, 1997; May 6, 1997; February 11, 1999; January 20, 2000. Chicago Tribune, September 10, 1995; October 31, 1996; November 10, 1995; November 19, 1995; November 25, 1995; November 29, 1995; November 30, 1995; December 1, 1995; December 13, 1995; December 14, 1995; May 12, 1997; August 12, 1999; November 7, 1999; August 3, 2003. Christian Science Monitor, April 19, 1984; November 27, 1995; October 26, 199...
On-line
Jesse Jackson, Jr., www.jessejacksonjr.org (June 4, 2004). —Tom and Sara Pendergast
Jul 12, 2012 · Jesse Jackson Jr. represents an Illinois district that includes part of the South Side of Chicago. U.S. Congress/CNN. CNN — Jesse Jackson Jr. grew up in his father’s shadow, placing him...
Mar 30, 2018 · One of the people with King the day he was killed was a 26-year-old rising figure in the movement named Jesse Jackson, Jr. In the last 50 years, he himself has become a national civil-rights...
Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012.
