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November 3rd

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  1. 1983
    The Rise

    Jesse Jackson announces presidential run

    Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson announces his Rainbow Coalition campaign for the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination. He finishes third with 3.3 million primary votes and returns in 1988 to win thirteen contests, seven million votes, and 1,200 delegates before losing the nomination to Michael Dukakis.

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