Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party ...
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Jesse Jackson Made Today’s Democratic Party Possible
Jackson didn’t just pave the way for Barack Obama. He envisioned a Democratic coalition and a policy agenda that were ahead ...
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for ...
In his 1984 speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Mr. Jackson argued for a more diverse coalition for the party.
Four decades after his presidential runs, the prevailing question is “Why didn’t Jesse Jackson win?” While he didn’t capture the Democratic nomination, according to the Rev. Dr. William Barber, ...
As the nation and the party he transformed turns to writing future chapters, Jesse Jackson's story of hope and endurance is ...
The lasting lesson of Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign, explained.
Activism / Jackson’s lessons for today’s Democrats. Bruce Shapiro In 2000, I got to spend some intense hours with Jesse Jackson, when he and his son Jesse Jackson Jr., then in Congress, collaborated ...
The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his ...
CHICAGO — Details for a celebration of life for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson were announced Wednesday, with multiple events ...
Jesse Jackson, a Greenville native, was a tireless activist, skilled diplomat and influential politician who made two ...
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