Jesse Jackson Jr.

CTL-E-4954 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District (1995-2012). Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Jesse Jackson, Jr.' (2004-09-13).

The record

Also known as: Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District (1995-2012). Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 02 Civil Rights & Justice. Programs: Jesse Jackson, Jr. (2004-09-13). Identity verification: "Jesse Jackson, Jr., an African American Congressman, represented Illinois' Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from December 12, 1995 to November 21, 2012." — BlackPast.org. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Jesse Jackson, Jr. — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Jesse Jackson, Jr." (2004-09-13). Role at time: U.S. Representative, 2nd District of Illinois.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Jesse Jackson, Jr., an African American Congressman, represented Illinois' Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from December 12, 1995 to November 21, 2012." — BlackPast.org
City Club of Chicago program: Jesse Jackson, Jr. (2004-09-13) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/354/jesse-jackson-jr (primary source)

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