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Biography of Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) | Emoria

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Jesse Jackson

8. Oct 1941 – 17. Feb 2026(85 years)Chicago, Cook County

American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

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Greenville, Greenville County

Chicago, Cook County

United States

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Oak Woods Cemetery

Occupation(6)

politician pastor civil rights advocate human rights defender founder religious leader

Awards(6)

Spingarn Medal Presidential Medal of FreedomJames Joyce AwardsHonorary doctorate from the University of CairoCommander of the Legion of Honour Eugene V. Debs Award

Spouse(1)

Jacqueline Jackson

Education(3)

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Chicago Theological Seminary North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

US-amerikanischer Baptistenpastor, Politiker und Bürgerrechtler

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1941

Born in Greenville, Greenville County

2026

Died in Chicago, Cook County

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