Jesse Jackson

(1941-)

American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

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Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, Jackson has maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career for over seven decades. He served from 1991 to 1997 as a shadow delegate and senator for the District of Columbia. Jackson is the father of former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and current U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson.

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Born	Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. 8 October 1941 (age 83) Greenville, SC, USA
Zodiac	Libra
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Jacqueline Lavinia Brown

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1962 -

Married · 1962

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Santita Jackson info 1st child with Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Female b. 1963 · Age: 62 · 1963- · American singer and political commentator

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Jess Jr. info 2nd child with Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Male b. 1965 · Age: 60 · 1965- · Celebrity Baby

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Johnathan Luther info 3rd child with Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Male b. 1966 · Age: 59 · 1966- · Celebrity Baby

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Yusef Dubois info 4th child with Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Male b. 1970 · Age: 55 · 1970- · Celebrity Baby

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Jacqueline Lavinia info 5th child with Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Female b. 1975 · Age: 50 · 1975- · Celebrity Baby

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