Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and politician known for his work alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and for founding the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesse Jackson Jr. | 1 |
| Jesse Louis Jackson | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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Baptist minister ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Spingarn Medal
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surface form:
NAACP Spingarn Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthName |
Jesse Jackson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jesse Louis Jackson
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| candidateInElection |
1984 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries)
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1988 United States presidential election ⓘ
surface form:
1988 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries)
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-10-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chicago Theological Seminary
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North Carolina A&T State University ⓘ University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights
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politics ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| founded |
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
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surface form:
National Rainbow Coalition
Operation PUSH ⓘ Rainbow/PUSH Coalition ⓘ |
| genre | political speech ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jacqueline Jackson
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surface form:
Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson Jr.
Jesse Jackson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Jonathan Jackson ⓘ Santita Jackson ⓘ Yusef Jackson ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Reverend ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | Keep hope alive ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
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| name | Jesse Jackson self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for racial equality
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anti-poverty activism ⓘ leadership in the American civil rights movement ⓘ voter registration drives ⓘ |
| notableWork | Rainbow/PUSH Coalition ⓘ |
| occupation |
Baptist minister
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activist ⓘ civil rights leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Greenville, South Carolina
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surface form:
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| positionHeld | Shadow United States Senator for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Jacqueline Jackson ⓘ |
| workedWith | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jesse Louis Jackson
this entity surface form:
Jesse Jackson Jr.