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Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He is the father of former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and current Representative Jonathan Jackson.
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Jackson began his activism career as a protégé of Martin Luther King, Jr. and founded the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Extending his activism into international matters beginning in the 1980s, Jackson became a critic of the Reagan administration and launched a presidential campaign in 1984. Initially seen as a fringe candidate, Jackson finished in third-place behind former Vice President Walter Mondale and Senator Gary Hart. He continued his activism for the next three years, and mounted a second bid for the White House in 1988. Exceeding expectations once again, Jackson finished as the runner-up to Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis.
Jackson never sought the presidency again, but served as a shadow U.S. senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. Initially a critic, he became a supporter of President Bill Clinton. Jackson hosted Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000. Jackson has been a critic of police brutality, the Republican Party, and conservatism, and is regarded as one of the most influential African-American activists of the 21st Century.