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  Chicago Tonight: 1996 Democratic National Convention, Day 2

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Politics

  This special edition of Chicago Tonight covers the second day of the 1996 Democratic National Convention, including Jesse Jackson’s speech to the convention floor.

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  [Michael Dukakis – Ohio primary]

  Politics

  This news report covers the slowly increasing success of Michael Dukakis’ campaign to win the Democratic nomination in the 1988 presidential election. Dukakis is campaigning in Ohio in preparation for the state’s primary election.

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  [1988 Super Tuesday results]

  Politics

  These two news clips cover the results of Super Tuesday leading up to the Democratic nomination for the 1988 presidential election, including an interview with Michael Dukakis following his strong showing in the elections.

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  [Jesse Jackson post presidential campaign 1988]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Politics

  Reports between 6/5/1988 and 9/5/1988 on the impact of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign, the subsequent campaign to be selected as Michael Dukakis’s running mate, and Jackson’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.

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  [Jesse Jackson 1988 presidential campaign]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Politics

  Reports on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign: 3/13, 3/15, 3/26, 4/5, 4/6, 4/14, 4/18, 4/20, 4/26, 4/28, 5/3, and 6/?.

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  [Jesse Jackson in Africa]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Politics

  8 reports on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s trip to Africa between 8-14-1986 and 8-25-1986.

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  [The 90’s raw: Mount Pleasant riot – Alexa Freeman interview]

  American Way, Eddie Becker, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Outside Agitators, Politics, THE 90's

  Raw footage shot for the award-winning series The 90’s. This tape features footage of Rev. Jesse Jackson on the streets of Washington, D.C. during the May 1991 Washington D.C. riot, also called the Mount Pleasant riot. It is followed by an interview with lawyer Alexa Freeman of the ACLU National Prison Project about incarcerated women.