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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'.
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BaseballVarious (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special(archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildCocky Locky (voice)
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory2021Punch 9 for Harold WashingtonMovie
2014Hate Crimes in the HeartlandMovie
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!1 episodeShow
2009Anecdotes about FidelMovie
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special(archive footage)Movie
1997Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the GloryMovie
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildCocky Locky (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1988Jackie Robinson: An American JourneyOn Screen NarratorMovie
1980A Matter of RespectMovie
1971We Are UniversalMovie
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