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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

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Born: October 8, 1941Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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'.

Known For
Filmography
South to Black Power

South to Black Power

Self

2023
Loudmouth

Loudmouth

Self

2022
El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago

Self

2022
Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Self

2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self

2021
September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty

Himself

2021
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Self

2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Self (archive footage)

2021
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Self

2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Self (archive footage)

2021
Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

Self (archive footage)

2020
Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout

Self (archive footage)

2020

Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

Self

2020
Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Self (archive footage)

2019
Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad

Self

2019
The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

Self

2018
I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

Self

2018
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Self

2018

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Self

2018
LA 92

LA 92

Self (archive footage)

2017
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

Self

2016
Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

Self

2016
Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies

Himself (archive footage)

2016
We Are Many

We Are Many

Self

2014
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Self

2013
MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

Self (archive Footage)

2012
A Man's Story

A Man's Story

Self

2011
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Self

2009
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Self

2009
Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial

Self

2009
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

Self

2009
Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

2009

The Day the Troubles Began

Self

2008

Ballou

Himself

2008
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

Self

2007
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Self (archive footage)

2002
BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self

2002
Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

Self

2001
The Subtext of a Yale Education

The Subtext of a Yale Education

Self

1999
University, Inc.

University, Inc.

Self (Archive Footage)

1999
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

1997
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

1997
The Journey of the African-American Athlete

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

Self (archive footage)

1996
The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax

Self

1994
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Self

1993
Decade

Decade

Self

1989
Route One/USA

Route One/USA

Self

1989

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

On Screen Narrator

1988
In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin

Self

1986

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Self

1983
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1982
A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle

Self

1980
A Matter of Respect

A Matter of Respect

1980
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Self/Cameo (archive footage)

1973
Save the Children

Save the Children

Self

1973
Wattstax

Wattstax

Self

1973
Nationtime

Nationtime

Self

1972

We Are Universal

1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

1970
Operation Breadbasket

Operation Breadbasket

Self

1969
Uptight

Uptight

Self (archive footage)

1968