A photo I took, as an AP reporter, of Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail in West Virginia in 1988.
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A photo I took, as an AP reporter, of Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail in West Virginia in 1988. He would capture 14% of the vote in the Democratic Party primary (way behind Michael Dukakis) in a state that was 96% white.

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A photo I took, as an AP reporter, of Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail in West Virginia in 1988. He would capture 14% of the vote in the Democratic Party primary (way behind Michael Dukakis) in a state that was 96% white.

@newsguyusa Great framing, and it really captures the moment. A bygone era?
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A photo I took, as an AP reporter, of Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail in West Virginia in 1988. He would capture 14% of the vote in the Democratic Party primary (way behind Michael Dukakis) in a state that was 96% white.

@newsguyusa my mom was one of six people that voted for him in Franklin County Illinois. She said she wanted to see her vote counted on tv. It was.
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