Jesse Jackson once said, “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.” This quote shows the compassion and determination that Jesse had on Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King was Jesse’s inspiration and influenced him to change America’s history. Jesse Jackson had an impact on the American society by his actions of joining the Civil Right Movement, Presidential Campaign, and The Rainbow Speech.
Ralph Abernathy had to choose a new SCLC leader it so happened to be Martin Luther King, this made Jackson furious because he has always wanted that role. As an educated man, Jackson felt as if he was fit to be in that role. He wanted the same outcomes as Martin Luther King, equality. After learning about
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The campaign made history by how successful it was. He placed third in the Democratic primary voting and had a total of 3.5 million votes. (Jesse Jackson Biography) With the campaign came interviews and one interview had a negative impact on his campaign. One reporter claimed Jackson referred to Jews as “hymies” and their home in New York City as “Hymietown” which was viewed as racism. Jackson apologized for the remarks one month later. In 1988, Jesse came back and made a second presidential run. (Joyce) Jackson took it upon himself to go to the American social landscape to help provide strength for his campaign. Even by doing so, it didn’t help him as much as he needed. However, this time he finish in second in the Democratic primary with seven million votes. Jackson’s goal was to help make a difference in society to improve race equality. His overall goal for these campaigns was to create a norm to overcome the current flaws in the America system. He also wanted to inspire the younger generations to have the opportunity to become successful and also offer them aids in doing so. Even though he didn’t when, he still had an impact on society by running by becoming the second African American to run for