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“Let us be crystal clear: there would not have been, in my view, a Barack Obama in 2008 w/out Jesse Jackson. There would not have been a VP Kamala Harris in 2020 w/out Jesse Jackson, and there would not have been a President Kamala Harris w/out Jesse Jackson.” — Bernie Sanders

On the eve of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Bernie Sanders hailed the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a gathering sponsored by The Nation and Rainbow/PUSH to honor the historic legacy of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times)

Excited to speak at the @demconvention in Chicago as we honor Rev Jesse Jackson Sr and showcase Black political power this week. #NAACPatDNC

Interesting tribute video to Jesse Jackson, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm as trailblazers for Harris. And now Jackson is on stage getting a standing ovation.

This is a great montage clip. I’m glad they made time to honor Jesse Jackson. #DNCConvention2024

Jesse Jackson honored at the DNC tonight in his longtime home city. I wrote my undergraduate thesis about his 1988 presidential campaign/

Reverend Jesse Jackson returning to his spiritual home. What a rousing return it was. #DemConvention #Chicago

I say and do “Keep Hope Alive” in my civil rights work all the time, thanks to this civil rights icon Rev Jesse Jackson Sr. We are all indebted to Reverend Jackson for his vision, commitment to civil rights & hope for all these years. ❤️❤️❤️

Jesse Jackson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015, received a warm welcome from the DNC delegates on night one of their convention but did not speak.

Jesse Jackson is a national hero and this is very nice to see.

Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention.

Mayor Brandon Johnson stresses Chicago’s Black history in opening-night DNC speech trib.al/q27kzC0

The Legend #JesseJackson receiving his well-deserved flowers… 💐💙🫶🏾 #DNCConvention2024

On this day in 1619, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to a Virginia colony on the James River. They sold some enslaved people for food and sold others to white enslavers in Jamestown. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Here’s that moment from Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson during his state’s roll call #DNC:

"Abroad, we must end this horrific war in Gaza, bring home the hostages & demand an immediate ceasefire. At home, we must take on Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Ag, Big Tech & all the corporate monopolists whose greed is denying progress for working people." - Bernie Sanders #DNC

"America, hope is making a comeback." - Michelle Obama says at the #DNC

“Who’s gonna tell him the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” - Michelle Obama

“We don’t need four more years of bluster and chaos. We’ve seen that movie – and we all know that the sequel’s usually worse,” says former President Obama of former President Trump.