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Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted "the most important black leader".
Most Popular Jesse Jackson Trailers
Total trailers found: 59
01 October 2016
Through never-been-seen-before footage and fascinating interviews with key members of the 1985 Chicago Bears -- Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, and others -- you will hear the inside story of their historic season.
12 March 1982
Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.
11 January 2021
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
23 April 2021
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history.
04 April 2018
When Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968, he left a legacy of profound change, yet there was still much unfinished work.
21 September 2002
The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challenge.
09 July 1997
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school.
01 March 2021
No person has transformed a race’s social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, But the quest for equality came with consequences.
09 December 2022
Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth documents the winding road that is Al Sharpton’s life story as an iconic activist and spiritual leader.
02 July 2021
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity.
07 July 2009
A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.
14 August 2002
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record.
28 November 2023
In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M.
01 January 1997
Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe's great stages.
24 March 1970
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement.
02 November 2001
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than in the orchestrated conventions.
12 February 2012
Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.
10 September 1989
Route One is the first major U.S. highway. 5000 km along the Atlantic coast, from the Canadian border to the tip of Florida.
12 September 2009
A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists.
14 October 2009
Following folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her career, which has spanned five decades.
05 May 2021
An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
01 November 1972
A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H.
11 September 2021
The story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ activism.
13 March 2016
One night in Durham, North Carolina, a rape accusation set fire to the reputations of three college athletes and their elite university.
07 July 1969
Actor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a way of obtaining jobs.
12 February 1996
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports.
08 February 1986
Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
13 June 2018
This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s.
01 January 1983
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
04 April 2018
This feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement at large through key events – The Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Birmingham Campaign, March on Washington, the Selma Movement and Assassination and Legacy.
01 June 2019
While gun violence was on the decline in most major US cities, why did it continue to increase in Chicago's segregated communities? What is known about the systems that created the problem, the laws that isolated it, and the policies that abandoned it? Using dramatic footage, including interviews with residents on the front lines over the last 15 years, this documentary opens a rare historical window into the systematic creation of poverty stricken communities plagued by gun violence.
01 June 1980
This special three-part presentation of "Like It Is" examines the history of the black civil rights movement in the United States, emphasizing the role of black leaders and activists.
19 June 2020
In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being black in America.
13 May 1973
A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.
01 January 2009
23 Anecdotes that reveal a personal side of Fidel Castro, told by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Alicia Alonso, Alice Walter, Aleida, Che Guevara's daughter, Harry Belafonte, Jessie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Comandante Almeida and others.
23 April 2013
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
02 June 1973
In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens.
01 January 1980
Teen pregnancy short drama, mixed with a real Planned Parenthood group session of women, and excerpts from a lecture by Reverend Jesse Jackson.
21 June 2009
Many people remember Marion Barry as the philandering drug-addled mayor of the nation's capital. He's the poster boy for corruption, a pariah.
13 May 2020
An investigative deep dive into the corporate news media’s coverage of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign that asks: who actually gets a say in American politics?
08 June 2014
The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq.
10 September 1999
The closing of a student film program serves as a paradigm for interrogating the corporate ideology that guides the largest public university in the USA: the University of Texas at Austin.
08 October 2011
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
24 March 2018
A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s.
21 July 2016
With the survival of the Democratic Party at stake after the country's worst three presidential losses a little-known Bill Clinton and a band of insurgents at the DLC challenge the establishment to retake their party and the White House.
01 January 1994
"Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and blues record company founded in the 1960s by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton.
15 August 1988
TV short about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
28 December 1968
Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
13 October 2021
In this epic story of American politics, race, and triumph against all odds, director Joe Winston chronicles the captivating rise, surprising reign, and enduring legacy of Chicago’s first African American Mayor, Harold Washington.
24 September 1999
Two years in labor relations at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, during the decade of the 1990s.
16 January 2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement.
10 May 2021
A witness to Kenosha Wisconsin's largest protest following the Jacob Blake shooting, september first, twenty-twenty.
01 January 1993
"This biography profiles the life and faith of the man who has preached to more people than any other person in history.
09 December 1989
Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.
01 January 1971
1971 documentary short that surveys African American arts and culture, drawing inspiration from the “Black Is Beautiful” movement.
