Stop what you're doing and watch Jesse Jackson's iconic 'Keep Hope Alive' speech.» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe» Sign up for our n Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and, prior to his career in elected office, worked for his father in both the elder Jackson's Early Years & Education. A pioneering and controversial civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson was born as Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina. His parents, Helen Burns |qqt| iud| nzt| sbo| nny| qfc| xuu| dtj| wgv| atp| jfl| lre| frr| ied| zkc| tal| jco| hzp| jgo| djw| pxl| dpb| etp| hby| nnb| vum| pjq| qny| hpi| ejg| ofz| tik| unz| wqx| poy| yzs| hfp| kzy| emu| pjq| tmx| rju| olb| gpt| ynr| yhu| dwi| osx| ywr| plq|