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Name: Jesse Jackson Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Date of Birth: October 8, 1941 Job Name/Title/Employer: Social Activist Education: Sterling High School, University of Illinois (freshman year), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Paragraph 1 Jesse Jackson was a very cool, fascinating man. He was born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina. His mothers name was Helen Burns. In early childhood, people picked on Jesse for not having a dad. His real dad was Noah Robinson, but after two years of having Jesse, Helen married Charles Jackson. Jesse became very close to Charles. Jesse was an elite football quarterback. He was a star at Sterling High School, but when he arrived at the University of Illinois he wasn't allowed to play quarterback. He left the University after his freshman year. Paragraph 2 Jesse was a very bright man. He went to Sterling High School and was an honor student there. He later went on to the University of Illinois where he was badly mistreated and segregated. He went on to N.C. Agricultural and Technical College. It was an all-black school and he was selected student body president. He graduated with a degree in sociology and economics. Paragraph 3 Jesse also was a very religious man. He always said that he wanted to be a preacher. He also declined a scholarship to Duke University law school. He instead went to Chicago Theological Seinary. He wanted to learn about the church. Six months before graduation, he wanted to join the Civil Rights Movement; so he dropped out of school and joined Martin Luther King. His ordeal with Civil Rights, I believe was motivated through religion.

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Jesse Jackson ran for Democratic nomination in the 1988 election. He lost to the other runner, Dukakis. He won over many states like South Carolina and many other Southern States. It was important because he opened the gate for blacks and other minorities to run for president and other "high status" jobs in government. In 2000, teenager Raynard Johnson, was seen hanging from a tree; dead. Their home was located in Kokomo Mississippi and the death was thought to be a lynching, but Jackson started an investigation with his Rainbow/Push Coalition. They didn't find anything though about violence, but found that Johnson's girlfriend had broken up with him just recently. In 1965, during Martin Luther Kings' SCLC demonstrations, Jesse Jackson joined the SCLC while in Selma, Alabama. It was important for Jackson because he really helped the SCLC and saw Martin Luther King in action. He helped create lunch programs and he marched in all white neighborhoods to help the Civil Rights movement. In 1971, Jackson created the People United to Save Humanity Organization or (PUSH). He also resigned from the SCLC. Jackson was now albe to use his aggressive personality and not get in trouble with SCLC leaders. He developed things for blacks like social and political developments while in PUSH.
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