jesse jackson

African American civil right leader, born October 8, 1941.

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient.

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

helped found the Chicago branch of Operation Breadbasket,

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

went to Selma, Alabama to march with martin Luther king, Jr.

[jesse jackson @jessejackson121]

first ran for The Democratic Nomination in 1984