Jesse Jackson
October 8, 1941 (83 years old) in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is 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 was the founder 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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- 2023 ·South to Black Poweras Self
- 2022 ·Loudmouthas Self
- 2022 ·El otro Rey de Chicagoas Self
- 2021 ·Punch 9 for Harold Washingtonas
- 2021 ·Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Overas Self
- 2021 ·Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Unionas Self
- 2021 ·Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 ·September First, Twenty-Twentyas Himself
- 2021 ·Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Storyas Self
- 2021 ·Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Streetas Self (archive footage)
- 2021 ·Killing Martin Luther King Jr.as Self
- 2021 ·Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracyas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·Uncle Tomas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·Bernie Blackoutas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Storyas Self
- 2019 ·Stax, le label soul légendaireas Self (archive footage)
- 2019 ·Chicago at the Crossroadas Self
- 2018 ·Shut Up and Dribbleas Self - Civil Rights Leader
- 2018 ·The Road to Mass Incarcerationas Self
- 2018 ·Explainedas Self (archive footage)
- 2018 ·I Am MLK Jr.as Self
- 2018 ·Rise Up: The Movement that Changed Americaas Self
- 2018 ·Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Mediaas Self
- 2016 ·'85: The Greatest Team in Football Historyas Self
- 2016 ·Crashing the Partyas Self
- 2016 ·Fantastic Liesas Himself (archive footage)
- 2014 ·We Are Manyas Self
- 2013 ·Richard Pryor: Omit the Logicas Self
- 2012 ·MLK: The Assassination Tapesas Self (archive Footage)
- 2011 ·A Man's Storyas Self
- 2009 ·Joan Baez: How Sweet the Soundas Self
- 2009 ·Joy Behar: Say Anything!as
- 2009 ·Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebelas Self
- 2009 ·Michael Jackson Memorialas Self
- 2009 ·The Nine Lives of Marion Barryas Self
- 2009 ·Anecdotes about Fidelas
- 2008 ·Ballouas Himself
- 2007 ·King: Man of Peace in a Time of Waras Self
- 2006 ·Robinsas Self - Guest
- 2005 ·The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzeras
- 2003 ·Real Time with Bill Maheras Self
- 2003 ·Jimmy Kimmel Live!as
- 2002 ·Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmonyas Self (archive footage)
- 2002 ·BaadAsssss Cinemaas Self
- 2001 ·Last Party 2000as Self
- 1999 ·The Subtext of a Yale Educationas Self
- 1999 ·University, Inc.as Self (Archive Footage)
- 1997 ·4 Little Girlsas Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
- 1997 ·The Chris Rock Showas
- 1997 ·Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Gloryas
- 1996 ·The Daily Showas Self
- 1996 ·The Journey of the African-American Athleteas Self (archive footage)
- 1995 ·Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Cocky Locky (voice)
- 1994 ·Baseballas Various (voice)
- 1994 ·The Soul of Staxas Self
- 1993 ·Crusade: The Life of Billy Grahamas Himself
- 1989 ·Decadeas Self
- 1989 ·Route One/USAas Self
- 1988 ·Jackie Robinson: An American Journeyas On Screen Narrator
- 1988 ·Tanner '88as Himself (uncredited)
- 1987 ·A Different Worldas Himself
- 1986 ·In Remembrance of Martinas Self
- 1983 ·Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversyas Self
- 1982 ·Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Stripas Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1980 ·A Decade of Struggleas Self
- 1980 ·A Matter of Respectas
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- 1974 ·Dinah!as Self
- 1973 ·Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
- 1973 ·Save the Childrenas Self
- 1972 ·Nationtimeas Self
- 1970 ·King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
- 1969 ·Operation Breadbasketas Self
- 1968 ·Uptightas Self (archive footage)