How Jesse Jackson Set the Stage for Bernie Sanders and Today’s Progressives

How Jesse Jackson set the stage for Bernie Sanders and today’s progressives

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Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson: One of the Most Significant Political Leaders of “Last 100 Years”

As we remember the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, we air remarks by Senator Bernie Sanders from a 2024 tribute held during the Democratic National Convention. Sanders, whose own two runs for president galvanized progressives across the United States, hailed Jackson’s campaigns in 1984 and 1988 for building a broad coalition for social justice. “Jesse Jackson is one of the very most