Jesse Jackson
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'.
Known for (81 titles)
movieMahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997 · ★ 10.0
movieThe Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996 · ★ 10.0
tvTanner on Tanner
2004 · ★ 10.0
movieContradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973 · ★ 9.0
movieSeptember First, Twenty-Twenty
2021 · ★ 9.0
movieI Am MLK Jr.
2018 · ★ 8.8
movieKing: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007 · ★ 8.5
movieDecade
1989 · ★ 8.5
movie'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016 · ★ 8.2
movieUniversity, Inc.
1999 · ★ 8.0
movieMichael Jackson Memorial
2009 · ★ 8.0
movieIn Remembrance of Martin
1986 · ★ 8.0
movieNationtime: Gary
1972 · ★ 8.0
movieLA 92
2017 · ★ 7.8
tvRobins
2006 · ★ 7.8
movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · ★ 7.6
tvBaseball
1994 · ★ 7.5
tvExplained
2018 · ★ 7.4
movieStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · ★ 7.4
movieMLK: The Assassination Tapes
2012 · ★ 7.4
movieRoute One/USA
1989 · ★ 7.4
movieRichard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982 · ★ 7.4
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · ★ 7.3
movieFantastic Lies
2016 · ★ 7.2
movieCrusade: The Life of Billy Graham
1993 · ★ 7.2
tvA Different World
1987 · ★ 7.2
movie4 Little Girls
1997 · ★ 7.1
movieRichard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · ★ 7.1
movieAmos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983 · ★ 7.0
movieBernie Blackout
2020 · ★ 7.0
tvDinah!
1974 · ★ 7.0
tvWorld in Action
1963 · ★ 7.0
movieA Man's Story
2011 · ★ 6.9
movieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · ★ 6.9
tvTanner '88
1988 · ★ 6.9
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · ★ 6.9
tvNot Necessarily the News
1983 · ★ 6.9
tvDemocracy Now!
2001 · ★ 6.9
movieUptight
1968 · ★ 6.8
movieCrack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 · ★ 6.8
movieLast Party 2000
2001 · ★ 6.8
movieWattstax
1973 · ★ 6.8
movieWe Are Many
2014 · ★ 6.7
movieJoan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
2009 · ★ 6.7
movieSave the Children
1973 · ★ 6.6
movieAmandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002 · ★ 6.5
movieDionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021 · ★ 6.5
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · ★ 6.4
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · ★ 6.3
movieBaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · ★ 6.0
movieHugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009 · ★ 6.0
movieLoudmouth
2022 · ★ 6.0
tvReal Time with Bill Maher
2003 · ★ 6.0
movieThe Nine Lives of Marion Barry
2009 · ★ 5.6
tvObama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021 · ★ 5.3
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · ★ 5.3
tvThe Chris Rock Show
1997 · ★ 4.6
movieChicago at the Crossroad
2019 · ★ 4.0
tvThe Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005 · ★ 3.8
movieSouth to Black Power
2023 · ★ 3.5