Jesse Jackson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. His campaigns were marked by his charisma and foreign policy acumen but faced obstacles. He finished third in 1984 and second in 1988, delivering the famous āKeep Hope Aliveā speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Until the election of Barack Obama in 2008, no Black politician had run such successful campaigns. Politicians including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders credit Jackson with paving the way for their careers.
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