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
If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.
I know how to run a nationally paced campaign.
We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.
You know, people'd always ask 'Why is Jesse Jackson running for the White House?' They never seen the house I'm running from.
I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy.
We picked their cotton. We cooked their food. We nursed their babies. Now we can run their cities. We can run their states. We will run the country.
If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.
The agreement will involve a commitment over a three- to five-year period for more employment, a commitment to end a hostile work environment for women as well as economic development in terms of car dealerships and use of professional services.
I hope the FCC does not remain silent regarding what Robertson said,
I hope that we've done something to facilitate a detente on threatening rhetoric,
If James Earl Ray confesses to the public that he has more information and more people, there will be a trial.
I have nothing to do with our soldiers being there, ... do something to help get them out.
I want the conflict to be resolved so Libya can continue on its path to world leadership