The Power of Jesse Jackson's 1984 Convention Speech

Season 1 Episode 4

Jesse Jackson's 1984 convention speech was moving for many at that year's DNC.

Jesse Jackson's 1984 convention speech was moving for many at that year's Democratic National Convention. It also served as a stepping stone to his 1988 campaign.

AIR DATE 10/4/16

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From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign that launched of a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton, The Contenders – 16 for ’16 revisits the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years.

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