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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

91 3.6
An American civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and politician who works for racial equality
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʒɛsi ˈdʒæk.sən/
: Jesse Jackson
  • "Jesse Jackson inspired many with his speeches advocating for racial equality and justice in America."
  • Rev. Jesse Jackson
  • Jesse Jackson's presidential
  • Jesse Jackson's presidential campaigns

Examples

  • "As a Baptist minister, Jesse Jackson often emphasized the importance of faith in his activism for social change."

  • "During the 1980s, Jesse Jackson became a key figure in the civil rights movement through his presidential campaigns."

  • I expect this sort of race-baiting from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and people of that generation.

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  • Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is currently negotiating a plea deal that may see him shipped off to prison for misuse of campaign funds.

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Surface Forms

Jesse Jackson main

Morphology

Jesse + Jackson

This is a proper name referring to a specific individual; the biographical sense ('a prominent civil rights leader and politician') is not derivable from the constituent name tokens. Knowing the words 'Jesse' and 'Jackson' as lexical items does not convey his role or historical significance, so a B1 learner would not be able to infer the MWE meaning from its parts.

Etymology

Jesse Jackson is the name of a well-known American Baptist minister who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., led campaigns for racial equality, and ran for president in the 1980s. That's why his name is often used when people talk about 'civil rights' or 'political activism'.