| Celebrated Name: | Jesse Jackson |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 80 years old |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Weight: | 103 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Jacqueline Brown (m. 1962) |
| Children: | Yes (Jesse Jackson Jr., Santita Jackson, Ashley Jackson, Jonathan Jackson, Yusef DuBois Jackson, Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson ) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politicia |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $15 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist. In addition to being a civil rights activist, he is also a Baptist minister and a politician. In both the years 1984 and 1988, he has been a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. He has also been the host of the TV show ‘Both Sides with Jesse Jackson’ on CNN. His youngest son is Jesse Jackson Jr., who is a former US Representative.
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Early Life
Jesse Louise Jackson Sr. was born on 8 October 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America. He attended the Sterling high school and then went to the University of Illinois, from where he then transferred to the A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina.
It was then that he became active in local civil rights protests against segregated theatres, libraries, and restaurants. He graduated with a B.S. in Sociology, and in 1966 started focussing full-time on the Civil Rights Movement.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 8 October 1941, Jesse Jackson is 80 years old as of today’s date 20th December 2024. His height is 1.91 m. Tall, and weight is 103 kg.
Career
He first started commanding attention when he began to work for Martin Luther King Jr. It was while working within Martin Luther King Jr.’s SCLC that he rose to prominence. He has actively been involved in civil rights activism movements and has participated or played a role in these movements.
Jackson played a role in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and headed the Chicago branch of SCLC’s economic arm called the Operation Breadbasket. He was later promoted to national director. He worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s poor people’s crusade in Washington, DC.
In December 1971, the Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) began and was later renamed by Jackson to People United to Serve Humanity. In the year 1984, he resigned from his post as president of PUSH and became the candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination. In the same year, he organised the Rainbow Coalition. In the year 1996, however, the two organisations (PUSH and Rainbow Coalition) were merged.
His international roles include working independently to secure the release of the prisoners held by anti-American regimes. He worked to free hostages during the 1990s before the Persian Gulf War, and also the release of three US soldiers during the Kosovo conflict.
Awards & Achievements
Jesse Jackson received a number of awards in his lifetime. These include the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged in the year 1979, the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP in the year 1989, and the James Madison Award too. In August 2000, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Clinton, which is the nation’s highest honour bestowed on civilians.
In 1971, Jackson made it to Ebony Magazine’s list of “100 most influential black Americans”. He was also given an Honorary Fellowship from Edge Hill University in the year 2008.
Net Worth & Salary of Jesse Jackson in 2024
As of December 2024, Jesse Jackson’s estimated net worth is $15 million. He accumulated his net worth as a prominent civil rights activist, as a United States shadow Senator for the District of Columbia during the years 1991 to 1997, as well as the founder of the organisation Rainbow/PUSH.
In both of his campaigns in the years 1984 and 1988, Jesse Jackson won millions of votes. He won sixteen state contests, which made him the first viable African American candidate for president. As one of the most prominent and influential activists of that age, Jesse Jackson made a huge impact in civil rights activism and has been an important figure in the American politics of the late twentieth century.