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Early life and education. Jackson was born in Chicago, to Jesse Jackson, a noted civil rights activist and Baptist minister, and Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson. His godfather was Martin Luther King Jr., from whom Jackson gets his middle name.
Feb 10, 2022 · Jonathan Jackson on Thursday talked openly about the anguish and embarrassment his powerful family endured after his brother, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and Jesse’s now-ex-wife Sandi, were convicted on federal corruption charges.
- Fran Spielman
- City Hall Reporter
Feb 8, 2022 · Jesse and his now-former wife, onetime Ald. Sandi Jackson, went to prison after looting $750,000 from campaign funds between 2005 and 2012 to pay for a lavish lifestyle.
Dec 15, 2023 · Jonathan L. Jackson is the scion of a legendary Chicago civil rights and political family. The freshman Democrat’s father is Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, former shadow senator and two-time presidential candidate. His mother is Jacqueline Jackson, a civil rights leader in her own right.
- Roll Call
Jun 29, 2022 · Jonathan Jackson, left, with his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, at a rally and march on June 24, 2022, at Federal Plaza in Chicago to protest the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V. Wade....
Sep 10, 2012 · Jonathan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s second-oldest son, is not running for public office—though his brother Jesse Jr. is—but it’s hard to tell that by the way he is working the crowd in this...
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Jun 29, 2022 · Jonathan Jackson, the son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., came out victorious in a crowded Democratic primary race on Tuesday for Illinois’ 1st Congressional District.
