jesse jackson

Jesse Louis Jackson was an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, he became one... Wikipedia

Born: Jesse Louis Burns, October 8, 1941, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Age at death: 84 years
Died: February 17, 2026, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party: Democratic
Children: 6, including Santita, Jesse Jr, and Jonathan
Education: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BS), Chicago Theological Seminary (MDiv)
Preceded by: Seat established
Succeeded by: Paul Strauss
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