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(252,995 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2026, 07:21 PM Tuesday

Jesse Jackson 1988 Democratic National Convention Speech - C-SPAN [View all]

Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder Jesse Jackson spoke at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta after losing the party's nomination to Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. While endorsing Gov. Dukakis for president, Mr. Jackson told delegates that "the only time that we win is when we come together."

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