Jesse Jackson Jr.

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Full name:Jesse Jr.
Date of birth:11. 03. 1965
Age:61
Gender:Male
Era:1980s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
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Jesse Jackson Jr.

Biography

Jesse Jackson Jr. was twenty when he was arrested with his father Jesse Jackson and brother Jonathan after they linked arms and sang on the steps of the South African Embassy. They chose to spend the night in jail to dramatize the campaign against apartheid.

Case

Charges: Demonstrating within 500 feet of an embassy
Arrested: Mar 11, 1985
Incarcerated: Mar 11, 1985
Released: Mar 12, 1985
Sentence: The arrest resulted in jail processing or brief detention; federal prosecutors generally declined to prosecute these embassy cases.

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