Jesse Jackson Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jesse Jackson.

Jesse Jackson is a prominent civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician hailing from the United States. Born on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, he grew up in a segregated society and experienced racial discrimination firsthand. Jackson became involved in the civil rights movement during the 1960s, working alongside Martin Luther King Jr. as a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

In 1971, Jesse Jackson founded the organization Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), later renamed the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The organization aimed to advocate for African American rights and economic justice. Jackson also made two bids for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, in 1984 and 1988, running on a progressive platform.

Throughout his career, Jesse Jackson has been a prominent figure in various civil rights campaigns, including protests against apartheid in South Africa and advocating for equal access to education and employment opportunities for marginalized communities in the United States. He has been recognized for his speeches advocating for racial harmony and equality.

Jesse Jackson's contributions to advancing civil rights and fighting for social justice have solidified his place as a prominent figure in American history. He continues to be an influential voice on issues of race, poverty, and economic inequality.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrend

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americ

I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it's put out in the media as true.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not

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

So here we are today with a new conversation. When Universit

So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear.

People internalize, from the jail to student loan debt, to c

People internalize, from the jail to student loan debt, to credit card debt, to unemployment to the whole collective. It manifests itself in many ways, in people's home lives, domestic stuff.

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inesca

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

America is not like a blanket: one piece of unbroken cloth,

America is not like a blanket: one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.

Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a

Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They don't know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know basic microeconomics.

Keep hope alive!

Keep hope alive!

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the t

A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together. That

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together. That is the new challenge of the new world... learning to co-exist and not co-annihilate.

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pu

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites ar

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pa

Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites -- rather than fighting for jobs or education -- fight to remain pink and fight to remain white. And therefore they cannot see an alliance with people that they feel to be inherently inferior.

My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherit

My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised.

Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow

Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow -- red, yellow, brown, black and white -- and we're all precious in God's sight.