Jesse Jackson Sr.

CTL-E-0083 · Person · activist · 1960s–contemporary

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Civil rights leader; founded Operation PUSH in Chicago.

The record

Also known as: Jesse Louis Jackson, Jesse L. Jackson Sr., Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Relationships

Operation Breadbasket — affiliated with
Jesse Jackson headed the Chicago chapter of Operation Breadbasket, SCLC's economic-justice program, from 1966, using boycotts to win Black jobs.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition — affiliated with
Rainbow PUSH Coalition's official biography identifies Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as the organization's founder and president.

Referenced by

Operation PUSH — founded by → this record
Rainbow PUSH Coalition — founded by → this record

Sources

Operation PUSH archives (primary source)
Encyclopedia of Chicago (Chicago History Museum)

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Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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