Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

(1941–2026) cleric United States

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Jesse Jackson (1941–2026) was a United States cleric.

About Jesse Jackson

Jesse Louis Jackson was an American civil rights activist, LGBTQ rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel during the civil rights movement, he became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and an ardent advocate and early supporter of LGBTQ rights in the United States. From 1991 to 1997, he served as a shadow United States senator for the District of Columbia.

Notable works:

Call me Charley

Awards:

James Joyce Awards|Commander of the Legion of Honour|Eugene V. Debs Award|Honorary doctorate from the University of Cairo|Presidential Medal of Freedom|Spingarn Medal

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