Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Jesse Jackson
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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'.
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65 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
A Man's Story
Self
4 Little Girls
Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
Uptight
Self (archive footage)
Nationtime: Gary
Self
We Are Many
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
Fantastic Lies
Himself (archive footage)
I Am MLK Jr.
Self
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Self (archive Footage)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Self (archive footage)
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Self (archive footage)
The Soul of Stax
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University, Inc.
Self (Archive Footage)
Last Party 2000
Self
Wattstax
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Route One/USA
Self
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