Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. Jackson was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth8 October 1941
CountryUnited States of America
I know how to run a nationally paced campaign.
I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people.
I had to steal to survive.
I had gained a greater appreciation of hearing the concerns of woman, doctors, and so many others.
George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.
In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.
You may choose your mate, but you cannot deny someone else the right to choose their mate.
I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.
Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.
There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.
Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.
The law protects you from being abused. It doesn't threaten your lifestyle for someone else to have the right to exhibit their lifestyle.
What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.