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
There's no excuse for it all and they should be dealt with immediately.
I've been in TV for a lot of years and I've never seen anything like them.
It was an unpopular decision to release them.
These students are courageous and this is an experience they will never forget, ... They held on to hope and had the strength and determination to survive.
The tallest tree in the history of African American journalism has fallen, but has fallen gracefully. The tree that stood tall for over 60 years and a tree that planted a forest, a tree with widespread limbs and full of fruit. He connected to Africa and African Americans. He shared the pain of Emmett Till, the development of Martin Luther King Jr., and was a source of information and inspiration. He was the number one black publisher for 60 years. His impact had been felt through the whole world of journalism.
The RUF must disarm voluntarily, and immediately, or be made to disarm involuntarily,
Some people's lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
They've been out there all day in the blistering sun. There is no bus picking them up because there is no destination for the people.
America is not like a blanket-one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt-many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.
This is the next stage of our struggle. The first stage was to end slavery. The second stage was to end legal Jim Crow. The third stage was the right to vote. The fourth stage is access to capital.
This light called Sweetness now belongs to heaven and to the ages. Thank God for Sweetness.
This Justice Department is dishonoring the commitment made in 1965.
Your light challenges the darkness, ... Your light is being seen and your heat is being felt around the world. Thank you, Cindy Sheehan.
You need faith when storms come suddenly, so I really talked to Hillary and Chelsea about matters of faith and unconditional love,