Jesse Jackson
Civil rights activist and politician
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86 Moments
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1971
1971
Ebony Magazine "100 Most Influential Black Americans" List
1970
1970
Yusef's Arrival: A Joyful New Beginning
1969
1969
Potential Successor to King within the SCLC
1968
30-Jun-1968
Ordained Minister: A Brief Biography
1968
Leadership of Poor People's Crusade Tent City in Washington, D.C.
04-Apr-1968
Dr. King's assassination witnessed in Memphis
1967
1967
Operation Breadbasket National Director
1966
1966
Leader of Chicago's Operation Breadbasket chapter.
1966
Civil Rights Activism Over Seminary Studies
1966
Son Jonathan born.
1966
Civil Rights Advocate Marches for Open Housing in Chicago
1965
1965
Birth of Son Jesse Jr.
Mar-1965
Joins Selma protests after 'Bloody Sunday,' meets Dr. King.
1964
Sep-1964
Chicago Theological Seminary Entrance.
May-1964
NC A&T Graduates: A Historical Moment
1963
1963
The Arrival of Santita
1963
Civil Rights Leader in Greensboro
06-Jun-1963
Arrested in Greensboro for 'inciting to riot.'
1962
31-Dec-1962
Marriage to Jacqueline Lavinia Brown.
1960
16-Jul-1960
Civil Rights Activist Arrested at Segregated Library Sit-In.
1960
Transfer to North Carolina A&T College: A Brief Overview
1959
1959
Graduates from Sterling High School
1959
Studying at University of Illinois
1956
1956
Name Change to Jesse Louis Jackson
1942
1942
Jesse's Mother Marries Charles Henry Jackson, Who Adopts Him
1941
08-Oct-1941
Birth of Jesse Louis Burns
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