Jesse Jackson
Acting · Born Oct 8, 1941 · Died Feb 17, 2026 (84) · Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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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The Daily Show
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Saturday Night Live
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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LA 92
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Explained
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Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
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A Different World
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
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4 Little Girls
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