| Full Name |
Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. |
| Date of Birth |
08 October 1941 |
| Place of Birth |
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Date of Death |
- |
| Place of Death |
- |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (B.A.), Chicago Theological Seminary (attended) |
| Profession |
Civil Rights Activist, Baptist Minister, Politician |
| Years of Activity |
1960s-present |
| Brief Information |
Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement and a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. |