Jesse Jackson (Civil Rights Leader ) was born in Greenville, SC, USA on a Wednesday, October 8, 1941 🎈. Jesse Jackson is 82 years old. He is a Libra ♎ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. He also served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.
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| FULL NAME: | Jesse Jackson |
| BIRTH DATE: | October 8, 1941 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Greenville, SC, USA |
| AGE: | 82 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Black |
| ZODIAC: | Libra |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Jesse Jackson is a Civil Rights Leader. Jesse was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
His son, former U.S. Representative for Illinois, Jesse Jackson Jr., was charged with corruption in 2012. He also has two other sons named Jonathan and Yusef as well as two daughters named Santita and Jacqueline with wife, Jacqueline Brown whom he married in 1962. He had his sixth child, Ashley, after an affair with Karin Stanford in 1999. Find out who is Jesse Jackson dating right now.
He attended a racially segregated high school as a student-athlete, demonstrating skill in baseball and football.
DID YOU KNOW He founded Rainbow/PUSH in 1971 and was heavily involved in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the 1960’s.
FACT He was with Martin Luther King Jr. when the famed leader was assassinated.
SEE ALSO Jesse Jackson’s net worth as of 2024.
Birthday
Currently, Jesse Jackson is 82 years old. His next birthday is away. Jesse will celebrate his 83rd birthday on a Wednesday, October 8th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on October 8, 1941. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Jesse Jackson’s zodiac sign is Libra. People born between the dates of September 23rd to October 22nd belong to the seventh sign in the zodiac, Libra. Libras are known for being balanced, diplomatic, and kind. Gemini is the most compatible sign for Libras.
Famous Libra celebrities are Will Smith, Kim Kardashian, Snoop Dogg, Doja Cat, Donald Glover, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Hugh Jackman, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Bella Thorne, and Nick Cannon. Libra ruling planet is Venus. Astrologically, Venus is the planet of all things love and romance.
Jesse Jackson was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jesse Jackson is a 82 years old Civil Rights Leader, born in October, in the Year of the Serpent (1941), and is a Libra. His life path number is 6. Jesse’s birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline, and his birth flower is Marigold.
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