Jesse Jackson Quotes


Up with hope, down with dope


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Slogan in the war against drugs used by Jesse Jackson, Shadow Senator (Democrat, DC), Candidate for Democratic Party Presidential Nomination, Founder, National Rainbow Coalition, 1989

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Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
  • Born: October 8, 1941
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist

Jesse Louis Jackson is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.