Jesse Jackson

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".

Acted Movies

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

Director: Marina Zenovich

Writers: Marina Zenovich,

Cast: Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Jesse Jackson, Lily Tomlin, Mel Brooks, Mike Epps, Paul Mooney, Quincy Jones, Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg,

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

Director: Joe Layton

Writers: Richard Pryor,

Cast: Gene Cross, Jesse Jackson, Julie Hampton, Richard Pryor,