jesse jackson

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient.

helped found the Chicago branch of Operation Breadbasket,

went to Selma, Alabama to march with martin Luther king, Jr.

first ran for The Democratic Nomination in 1984