Jesse Jackson angry at being left out of Democrat race for President

Title

Jesse Jackson angry at being left out of Democrat race for President

Genre

Speech

TX Date

20 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:20

Description

Black civil rights activist Jesse Jackson speech hinting he may lead an electorally ruinous black boycott on election day unless presidential candidate Mike Dukakis gives him a part to play in a Democrat run White House. Follows Dukakis choosing someone else as his running mate.

Contributors

Jesse Jackson

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; Interethnic relations; Democratic Party; Black peoples; Presidential candidates; Michael Dukakis

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