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    Jesse Jackson led a life of struggle and success in his fight for civil rights and equality. He was inquisitive from a young age, constantly questioning rules and societal norms that promoted inequality. Jackson was determined in all his pursuits, from education to sports to politics. He became a prominent civil rights leader through his advocacy work, public speeches, and taking on more national prominence after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson strived to achieve a more just and inclusive nation where Black Americans had equal rights and a voice in decision making.

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    Jesse Jackson led a life of struggle and success in his fight for civil rights and equality. He was inquisitive from a young age, constantly questioning rules and societal norms that promoted inequality. Jackson was determined in all his pursuits, from education to sports to politics. He became a prominent civil rights leader through his advocacy work, public speeches, and taking on more national prominence after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson strived to achieve a more just and inclusive nation where Black Americans had equal rights and a voice in decision making.

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    JesseJackson
    Inthenovel
    JesseJackson
    manystrugglesandsuccessesthroughouthislifewere

    discussed.PeoplewhoknewJesseJacksonpersonallywouldcallhiminquisitive,determined,
    andeageraboutliving.EvenatbirthJesseJacksonseemedeagertobeaboutthebusinessof
    living(Haskins12).JesseJacksonhadalwaysseenavalueinlife,forallraces,andallpeople
    ofthenation.Toshowhisvaluehehadtobecomecredibleandtheonlywaytodothatwasto
    beeducated,hisfamilytoldhimtogetthebesteducationpossibleeventhoughtheywerenotas
    fortunate.JesseJacksonwasanadvocateforchangeintheSouth.

    JesseJacksonwouldalwaysseeadeeperpicture,whetheritwasaboutlife,school,orjust

    asimplegameatschool.OnethingIrememberaboutJessewashisinquisitiveness.Healways
    usedtoaskwhy.Hequestionedtherulesatatimewheneverybodyelsehadacceptedthem
    becausetheyhadalwaysbeenthatway(Haskins15).Jessewasthetypetoaskwhyortoask
    whynotbecausehewasanadvocateforchange.HewouldwonderwhyamIgettingpaidless
    moneyforfootballwhenIamthebetterplayer?Orwhycouldntblackshaveavoiceinpolitics?

    JesseJacksonwasdeterminedineverythingheaccomplished,fromschool,tofootball,to

    family,tohisdesegregationprojects.WhetheryouelectmeornotImgoingtorun.Iamthe
    candidate(Haskins22).Jesseknewthathecouldnotwinateverythinghestrivedforbuthewas
    alwaysdeterminedtotry.HecalleduponCongressforastrongerCivilRightsActtoendracial

    discriminationinpublicfacilitiesandemployment(Haskins38).JesseJacksonunderstoodthe
    timeshelivedinbutstillstrivedtobecomeavoiceforAfricanAmericansandforAfrican
    Americanequality.

    JesseJacksonwentthroughmanyeventsthatshapedhimintotheCivilRightsleaderhe

    istoday.ThefirsteventishisfirstpublicspeechaboutAfricanAmericaninequality.Herewas
    anunknown,inexperienced,23yearoldsuddenlytakingover.Yettherewassomethingabout
    himJacksonwasamovingspeaker(Haskins43).Thiseventhelpedhimbecomesomeoneto
    thenationitalsoboostedhiscredibility.AnothereventwasthedeathofhispartnerDr.Martin
    LutherKingJr.AfterhisdeathJacksonwasconstantlyaskedtocarryonhisdreamandspeakon
    hisbehalf.InthebeginninghewasgettingnegativeenergypushedonhimbyCityHall.
    Jacksonwaspreparedforthenewrolehehadsuddenlyassumedinthenationseyes.Nowhe
    was,indeedsomebodyandcouldwieldmoreinfluencenotjustlocallybutnationally
    (Haskins57).Jacksonfinallywasabletoachievethenationalcredibilityheneeded.

    JesseJacksonwasanadvocateforchangeandalwayswantedblackstobeincludedinthe

    nation'sdecisions,thiswastheircountryandtheyshouldhaveasayinwhathappens.Ifthe
    worlddidnothaveJesseJacksonIbelieveDr.MartinLutherKingJr.sdreamwouldhavedied
    andnooneelsecouldhavebeenabletosaveit.Ialsobelievetheworldwouldstillhaveracial
    separations,likeblackandwhiteschools,waterfountains,andbathrooms.

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