Jesse Jackson and The Fight for Black Political Power

A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power

“A Dream Deferred by Abby Phillip is a must read. As a student and mentee of Rev. Jesse Jackson since I was 12 years old, I can say this book explores his historic leadership that helped reshape American politics and the post-Dr. King civil rights movement in the late 20th century. Abby does it honestly exploring Rev. Jackson’s strengths and weaknesses, clearly saying why he is a historic leader that must be studied.” –Rev. Al Sharpton, American civil rights activist, and founder of the National Action Network.

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“Focusing on his presidential runs in 1984 and, especially, 1988, Phillip highlights how Jackson built an unlikely coalition that showed how Black political power could be consolidated. His experience working under Martin Luther King; his organizing the SLCC’s Operation Breadbasket in Chicago and beyond; and his roots in the deep South combined into two … impactful presidential campaigns. Appealing to the working people of urban enclaves like that of Chicago, young people on college campuses, and Black people across the South, he created the modern Democratic coalition–one that has been used by all major Democrats seeking national success from Obama to Biden to Harris”–pub

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