Jesse Jackson has and still is achieving great accomplishments. One of his early accomplishments that may seem mediocre was when he got a scholarship and was able to further his education. Having said that, Jackson did what the majority of people today could not, he graduated from college. The Encyclopedia of World Biography stated that he was able to become an alumni with a degree in sociology and economics. (Encyclopedia of World Biography). Further, when in his last year of college, he became even more aware of the rights that African Americans deserved. In particular, he was involved in acts that were inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. such as boycotts and demonstrations. With influence from the president of North Carolina Agricultural
