Jackson, Jesse

An African-American clergyman and political leader of the twentieth century. Jackson, a leader in the civil rights movement, has energetically encouraged self-confidence in young people, especially blacks. He ran for president in the primaries of 1984 and 1988.

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Jackson Hole, Jacksonian, Jacksonian democracy, jacksonian epilepsy, Jacksonism, Jackson, Jesse, Jackson's membrane, Jackson, “Stonewall”, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, “Jack Sprat”
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