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Jesse Jackson

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'.

Born

Oct 08, 1941

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Died

Feb 17, 2026

Known For

Acting

Movies

63 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

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Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

as Self
LA 92

LA 92

2017

as Self (archive footage)
Nationtime
Nationtime
1972 • as Self
★ 8.0
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 • as Self
★ 7.6
LA 92
LA 92
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
A Man's Story
A Man's Story
2011 • as Self
★ 6.9
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Last Party 2000
Last Party 2000
2001 • as Self
★ 6.8
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
1997 • as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
★ 7.2
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016 • as Self
★ 8.2
Michael Jackson Memorial
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 • as Self
★ 8.0
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 • as Self
★ 6.0
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021 • as Self
★ 6.5
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 • as Self
★ 7.0
We Are Many
We Are Many
2014 • as Self
★ 6.7
Route One/USA
Route One/USA
1989 • as Self
★ 7.4
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009 • as Self
★ 6.0
Uptight
Uptight
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007 • as Self
★ 8.5
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
2009 • as Self
★ 6.7
Wattstax
Wattstax
1973 • as Self
★ 6.9
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018 • as Self
Decade
Decade
1989 • as Self
★ 8.5
movie
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
1988 • as On Screen Narrator
★ 7.0
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Chicago at the Crossroad
Chicago at the Crossroad
2019 • as Self
★ 4.0
South to Black Power
South to Black Power
2023 • as Self
★ 3.5
Save the Children
Save the Children
1973 • as Self
★ 6.5
Operation Breadbasket
Operation Breadbasket
1969 • as Self
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
★ 10.0
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982 • as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Bernie Blackout
Bernie Blackout
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
I Am MLK Jr.
I Am MLK Jr.
2018 • as Self
★ 8.8
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
1993 • as Self
★ 7.0
A Matter of Respect
A Matter of Respect
1980
movie
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018 • as Self
Crashing the Party
Crashing the Party
2016 • as Self
A Decade of Struggle
A Decade of Struggle
1980 • as Self
In Remembrance of Martin
In Remembrance of Martin
1986 • as Self
★ 8.0
September First, Twenty-Twenty
September First, Twenty-Twenty
2021 • as Himself
★ 9.0
Loudmouth
Loudmouth
2022 • as Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Fantastic Lies
Fantastic Lies
2016 • as Himself (archive footage)
★ 7.2
movie
Dear Mister President
• as Self
Anecdotes about Fidel
Anecdotes about Fidel
2009
The Road to Mass Incarceration
The Road to Mass Incarceration
2018 • as Self
The Subtext of a Yale Education
The Subtext of a Yale Education
1999 • as Self
Stax, le label soul légendaire
Stax, le label soul légendaire
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
El otro Rey de Chicago
El otro Rey de Chicago
2022 • as Self
The Soul of Stax
The Soul of Stax
1994 • as Self
movie
Ballou
2008 • as Himself
★ 8.0
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
2021 • as Self
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
2021
University, Inc.
University, Inc.
1999 • as Self (Archive Footage)
★ 8.0
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
1992 • as Self
movie
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story
2020 • as Self
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
2009 • as Self
★ 5.6
movie
We Are Universal
1971
movie
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983 • as Self
★ 7.0
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973 • as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
★ 9.0
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
2012 • as Self (archive Footage)
★ 7.4
movie
The Day the Troubles Began
2008 • as Self
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
2021 • as Self