by Meredith

Jesse Jackson was born October 8, 1941. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He helped Martin Luther King Jr. change the world by making the white people treat black people the way they should be treated – nicely.

When Jesse Jackson was a kid he went to a water fountain to get a drink. A white man came by and said. “You can’t drink from there. This is only for the whites.” So that wasn’t fair for Jesse.

Jesse was important because he helped Martin Luther King Jr. change the world by making whites be fair and getting rid of the slums. Jesse got put into jail because he led a protest march down the main street of Greensboro. In 1965, Marin Luther King Jr. went to Selma, Alabama. He led a protest march there on June 30, 1968.

Jesse became a minister. He could now be called Reverend Jesse Jackson. He led many marches. One was a march against hunger. Jesse believed that all people should have food including poor people.

I enjoyed reading about Jesse Jackson. He was an interesting person to learn about.

What Meredith would ask Jesse Jackson

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