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" with 15% of the vote. read full bio here.

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2 years ago

Just walked past Jesse Jackson lol

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Spotted at Laguardia: Jesse Jackson on his cellphone looking angry.

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Ummm... just saw Jesse Jackson in the elevator. He said hi to me and did the "nod of black solidarity."

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Random just saw Jesse Jackson giving a press conf on Madison and 39-40.