Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson's 5 key career moments Jesse Jackson’s lifelong fight for civil rights, justice and equality is remembered through 5 pivotal moments that shaped American politics. Before his political career, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was a talented multi-sport athlete in high school.Jackson played quarterback for his segregated high school in Greenville, South Carolina.He initially accepted a football scholarship to Illinois but transferred to North Carolina A&T.At North Carolina A&T, Jackson played quarterback and was also elected student government president. Many know the Rev....
