Jesse Jackson Sr.
Born October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina. Educated at North Carolina A&T and Chicago Theological Seminary.
Close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., leader in SCLC, founder of Operation PUSH and Rainbow Coalition.
Ran in 1984 and 1988 Democratic primaries, winning 11 states and reshaping American political coalitions.
Negotiated hostage releases in Syria, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Cuba.