Dr. Martin Luther King's Jesse Jackson: A Hero

Jesse Jackson, A Hero.
How would you react if you were ever told you couldn’t sit in a specific place on the bus, or you had to drink from a different water fountain? What if you were bullied for having only one parent, or for your skin color? You’d probably be infuriated, or extremely sad or disappointed. Well, Jesse Jackson experienced that, and he strongly believed it shouldn’t have been that way. Jesse Jackson showed potential to get rid of racial divides since he was little. Growing up, he was a very serious student, and athlete, who believed in all people having equal rights. Jackson is still a very important person today. He was on the balcony, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. He was apart of his team, and continued on carrying

Martin Luther King Jr. a bunch. He loved following in his footsteps. King was one huge inspiration for Jesse, for many reasons. There were a couple more factors that were also inspirations. While in school, Jesse was involved in local civil rights demonstrations. His father, Noah Robinson, said himself, “Jesse was an unusual kind of fella, even when he was learning to talk.” Noah also stated, “He would say he was going to be a preacher. He would say, ‘I’m going to lead people through the rivers of the water.’” Jackson wanted to change the rights. Jackson said he remembered, "There was no grass in the yard, I couldn 't play, couldn 't roll over because our schoolyard was full of sand. And if it rained, it turned into red dirt." He also stated how the white kids playground, had grass and better equipment to play with. In 1965, Jackson went to Selma, Alabama, to march with Martin Luther King Jr. In which he became a worker for King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, (SCLC). Jackson had many reasons to keep moving forward, to keep moving where he wanted to be. He wanted everyone to be equal, and have a voice. Jesse Jackson devoted his life to fight for his rights. He wanted everyone to find their voice. Jesse Jackson would be remembered for just that, working with King, helping him create a more equal world for

He didn 't accept racial divides, so he decided to do as much as he could do, to stop them, or reduce them. On November 17th, 2017, he revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors. It can affect your mood, your speech, even your sleep. He’s 76 years old and still living. He did so many important things to create an equal environment for everyone. No matter what they looked like, talked like, what color there skin was, what gender they were, and what their sexuality was. Throughout his life, he changed the world. He helped make everything equal for all