Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is an American church minister, activist and politician.[1] Jackson was born Jesse Louis Burns, in Greenville, South Carolina.[2] His mother, Helen Burns, was 16 years old at the time he was born.[2] She never married his father, Noah Louis Robinson.[2] When Jackson was two, his mother married Charles Jackson. Jesse was raised by his grandmother Matilda until he was 13. In 1957, he returned home when his step-father adopted him.[2]
Jesse Jackson | |
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| United States Shadow Senator from the District of Columbia | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Strauss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jesse Louis Burns 8 June 1941 (aged 84) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Brown
(m. 1962) |
| Children | Santita Jesse Jonathan Yusef DuBois Jacqueline Lavinia Ashley Laverne (with Karin Stanford) |
| Residence | Washington, D.C. Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chicago Theological Seminary |
Early life and civil rights
After he graduated from high school, Jackson had an offer to play professional baseball from the Chicago White Sox.[3] He also received a scholarship to play college football at the University of Illinois, which he accepted.[3] He later transferred to North Carolina A&T.[3] He was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s main organizers in Chicago for the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences. After King was shot, Jackson formed several civil rights organizations of his own. Two of these were Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition. Jackson was also active in civil rights movements outside the United States. He also served as a Baptist minister.
Presidential runs
Jackson ran for President in 1984 and 1988, coming in second in the 1988 Democratic party. Both times, he ran on a very liberal platform that wanted people of all races to co-operate, as well as more emphasis on education, urban issues and infrastructure. He wanted to be chosen as the Democrat's Vice-Presidential nominee, but Lloyd Bentsen was chosen instead. From 1991 to 1997, he was a shadow senator from the District of Columbia.[4] People thought Jackson might run against Bill Clinton in the 1996 primaries, but he did not.
In 2016, during the 2016 United States presidential election he endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.[5] In 2020, during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, he endorsed Bernie Sanders to be the democratic nominee.[6]
Controversy
He is known for saying some things that are controversial. Some things he said were offensive to Jews.[7] He also said that Barack Obama was "acting like he's white"[8] and "talking down to black people."[9]
Personal life
Jackson's eldest son, Jesse Jackson Jr., is a former congressman from Illinois. His other son, Jonathan Jackson, is a congressman from Illinois as well.
In November 2017, Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[10]
In August 2021, Jackson and his wife were hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, with COVID-19.[11]
Jesse Jackson Media
- The Student Government in 1964 Ayantee.jpg
Jackson (center) with members of the Student Government at North Carolina A&T, c. 1964
- 20070906 Rainbow-PUSH Headquarters.JPG
The Rainbow/PUSH national headquarters in Kenwood, Chicago
- Jesse Jackson, half-length portrait of Jackson seated at a table, July 1, 1983 edit.jpg
Jesse Jackson speaking during an interview in July 1, 1983.
- Trotter, anderson and jackson.jpg
Jesse Jackson (right) with Curt Anderson (center) and Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (left) during a Maryland Legislative Black Caucus meeting in Annapolis, Maryland (1988)
- Jesse Jackson at Goodwill Games, 1990 (27189823926) (cropped1).jpg
Jackson making a speech at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, 1990
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Jackson with Maude Barlow
- Jesse Jackson outside Florida Supreme Court during 2000 recount 1128m62 (5124621752).jpg
Jackson outside the Florida Supreme Court, 2000
Jackson at an anti-war rally in 2007 with Sean Penn
- Charlie Strong with George W. Bush and Jesse Jackson.jpg
Jackson with Charlie Strong and George W. Bush in April 2014
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- ↑ Sabato, Larry (1988). Jesse Jackson's 'Hymietown' Remark – 1984. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/jackson.htm. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
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- ↑ "Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19", Natalie Andes, Hollie Silverman and Alaa Elassar, CNN, updated 8:18 PM ET, Sat August 21, 2021