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Jesse Jackson

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Civil rights activist and politician
Ebony Magazine "100 Most Influential Black Americans" List
Yusef's Arrival: A Joyful New Beginning
Potential Successor to King within the SCLC
Ordained Minister: A Brief Biography
Leadership of Poor People's Crusade Tent City in Washington, D.C.
Dr. King's assassination witnessed in Memphis
Operation Breadbasket National Director
Leader of Chicago's Operation Breadbasket chapter.
Civil Rights Activism Over Seminary Studies
Son Jonathan born.
Civil Rights Advocate Marches for Open Housing in Chicago
Birth of Son Jesse Jr.
Joins Selma protests after 'Bloody Sunday,' meets Dr. King.
Chicago Theological Seminary Entrance.
NC A&T Graduates: A Historical Moment
The Arrival of Santita
Civil Rights Leader in Greensboro
Arrested in Greensboro for 'inciting to riot.'
Marriage to Jacqueline Lavinia Brown.
Civil Rights Activist Arrested at Segregated Library Sit-In.
Transfer to North Carolina A&T College: A Brief Overview
Graduates from Sterling High School
Studying at University of Illinois
Name Change to Jesse Louis Jackson
Jesse's Mother Marries Charles Henry Jackson, Who Adopts Him
Birth of Jesse Louis Burns
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