Jacqueline Jackson

Jacqueline Jackson
Born
Jacqueline Lavinia Davis

(1944-03-07) March 7, 1944
Occupations
  • Author
  • peace activist
Notable workLoving You, Thinking of You, Don't Forget to Pray
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1962; died 2026)
Children5, including Santita, Jesse Jr., Jonathan, and Yusef

Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson (née Davis, later Brown; born March 7, 1944) is an American author and peace activist. She wrote Loving You, Thinking of You, Don't Forget to Pray, a compilation of letters she had sent to her son Jesse Jackson Jr. while he was incarcerated. Married to Jesse Jackson from 1962 until his death in 2026, she has been described by The Los Angeles Times as "elusive, private and largely unknown to the public."