| Full Name |
Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. |
| Date of Birth |
08 October 1941 |
| Place of Birth |
Greenville, South Carolina, USA |
| Date of Death |
- |
| Place of Death |
- |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States of America |
| Education |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (B.A.), Chicago Theological Seminary (M.Div., honorary) |
| Profession |
Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician |
| Years of Activity |
1960s-Present |
| Brief Information |
Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, working alongside Martin Luther King Jr., and later became a two-time Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988. Jackson founded the organizations PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, advocating for social, economic, and political justice. |