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Jesse Jackson portrait

Jesse Jackson

8 films

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He founded of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted 'the most important black leader'.

Where to Start with Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson appears in 8 films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic, Nationtime: Gary, a strong place to start exploring Jesse Jackson's work.

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 74

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 70

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013
Nationtime: Gary 69

Nationtime: Gary

1972

Jesse Jackson: Documentaries 8

I Am MLK Jr. 67

I Am MLK Jr.

2018
Nationtime: Gary 69

Nationtime: Gary

1972
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 74

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982
Route One/USA 69

Route One/USA

1989
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 70

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013
Last Party 2000 66

Last Party 2000

2001
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony 68

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel 67

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

2009

Frequent Collaborators

Richard Pryor Richard Pryor 2 films together Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1 film together Al Sharpton Al Sharpton 1 film together Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Anthony 1 film together Nick Cannon Nick Cannon 1 film together William Greaves William Greaves 1 film together