Jesse Jackson
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- | "'''I Am - Somebody'''" is a poem by Reverend [[Jesse Jackson]]. According to ''[[The Reader's Companion to American History]]'', the poem was written as part of [[push-Excel]], a program designed to motivate black students. | + | '''Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.''' (born [[October 8]], [[1941]]) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[civil rights]] [[activism|activist]] and [[Baptist]] [[Minister of religion|minister]]. He was a candidate for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[presidential nomination]] in 1984 and 1988 and served as "[[shadow senator]]" for the [[District of Columbia]] from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form [[Rainbow/PUSH]]. Representative [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]] is his eldest son. |
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Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is 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 was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son.
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