Jesse Jackson
b. 1941 — d. 2026 (aged 85)
Greenville, South Carolina
Actor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jesse Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.8
Let the World See
2022 Self
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★ 9.0
El otro Rey de Chicago. Craig Hodges. (The other king of Chicago)
2022 Actor
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Hampton University: One of the Wonders of the World
2022 Self
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★ 6.7
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021 Self
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★ 8.9
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
2021 Self
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★ 7.1
MLK: The Conspiracies
2021 Self
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Voices of the Movement
2021 Actor
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★ 7.7
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story
2020 Self
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★ 7.1
Chicago at the Crossroad
2019 Self
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★ 8.0
King In The Wilderness
2018 Self
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★ 7.2
I Am MLK Jr.
2018 Self
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Decades Presents: 1968
2018 Self
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Die Rede - Als Barack Obama Präsident der USA wurde
2017 Self
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★ 7.7
Barbarians Rising
2016 Self
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★ 6.8
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016 Self
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★ 2.8
Trump vs Clinton: The Result - ITV News Special
2016 Self
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★ 5.1
Crashing the Party
2016 Self
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★ 3.6
Liberia Will Rise: The Love of Liberty Part II
2016 Actor
Archival Footage
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Remembering Muhammad Ali
2016 Self
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Law & Disorder: The Insanity Defense
2016 Self
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★ 6.7
Hate Crimes in the Heartland
2015 Self
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★ 7.2
Youngstown Boys
2013 Actor
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Jubilee Showcase
2013 Actor
Interviewee
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Ask God Here: Occupy
2013 Self
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Nelson Mandela: The Struggle Is My Life
2013 Actor
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Bainport: Soul of a City
2013 Self
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★ 2.3
Occupy Los Angeles
2012 Self
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★ 7.7
Harvest of Empire
2012 Self
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★ 6.8
The Black Moses
2012 Actor
Commentator
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Hip Hop on Trial
2012 Self
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19th Annual Trumpet Awards
2011 Self
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★ 6.1
God Bless You Barack Obama?
2010 Self
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Political Assassination
2010 Self
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★ 7.0
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
2009 Self
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★ 7.5
Black to the Future
2009 Self
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★ 6.6
Christianity: A History
2009 Self
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★ 6.5
Long Live the Spirit (of the Million Man March)
2009 Actor
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★ 7.2
Journey Into America
2009 Actor
religious figure
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★ 7.4
Split: A Divided America
2008 Self
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★ 8.4
Ballou
2008 Self
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★ 7.4
King in Chicago
2008 Self
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16th Annual Trumpet Awards
2008 Self
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State of the Black Union: Jamestown - The First 400 Years
2007 Self
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VH1 Rock Docs
2006 Self
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★ 4.8
Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive
2005 Self
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★ 7.4
Big Ideas That Changed the World
2005 Self
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★ 5.5
2005 Trumpet Awards
2005 Self
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Electile Dysfunction
2005 Self
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The Power of the Pulpit
2005 Actor
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★ 5.7
Tavis Smiley
2004 Self
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★ 6.6
2004 Trumpet Awards
2004 Self
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Citizen Stan
2004 Self
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What'd I Say?: A Tribute to Ray Charles
2004 Self
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★ 9.1
Wannabe: The Peter Putrid Story
2003 Actor
Alex Maylor
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Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete
2003 Self
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★ 7.3
The Execution of Wanda Jean
2002 Self
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★ 7.6
Peter Jennings Reporting: In Search of America
2002 Self
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★ 7.1
Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake...
2001 Self
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★ 5.7
See How They Run
2001 Self
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★ 3.7
Source Awards 2001
2001 Self
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The Guns of November 3rd
1999 Self
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Death by Hanging
1998 Self
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69th Annual Bud Billiken Back-to-School Parade
1998 Self
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★ 8.1
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997 Self
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Black Britain
1996 Self
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The Alternative Christmas Message
1994 Self
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★ 7.0
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
1993 Self
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The Cronkite Report: The Faltering Dream
1993 Self
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America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
1992 Self
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America at 500
1992 Self
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Both Sides with Jesse Jackson
1992 Actor
Host
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★ 7.7
American Dream
1990 Self
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The Jesse Jackson Show
1990 Actor
Host
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★ 7.9
Route One/USA
1989 Self
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★ 5.5
Decade
1989 Self
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★ 4.0
The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards
1989 Self
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The 1988 Democratic National Convention
1988 Self
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The Walden Interview
1988 Self
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Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
1988 Actor
On Screen Narrator
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Jesse Jackson: Campaign Film
1988 Self
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Eyes on the Prize
1987 Self
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★ 7.9
In Remembrance of Martin
1986 Self
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The Making of Black Mayors
1986 Self
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Memories of Martin
1986 Self
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Samantha Smith Goes to Washington: Campaign '84
1984 Self
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★ 7.6
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982 Self
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American Interests
1981 Self
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TV Guide: The First 25 Years
1979 Self
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★ 6.8
The New Klan - Heritage of Hate
1978 Self
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The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards
1978 Self
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★ 6.2
Time and Dreams
1976 Self
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CBS News Special: Four Portraits in Black
1974 Self
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★ 7.2
Nationtime
1972 Self
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Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry
1970 Self
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The Folk Gospel Music Festival
1969 Self
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★ 6.7
Black Journal
1968 Self
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Black Legends and Legacy
Self
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Strength in Union
Self