In 1984 and 1988, Jesse Jackson attempted to win the Democratic nomination for president. He lost both times, to Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis, but succeeded in cementing a lasting set of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bernie Sanders, then the mayor of Burlington, greets Jesse Jackson backstage at a 1988 Vermont rally where he endorsed Jackson's ...

Bernard Sanders takes the oath of office to become the mayor of Vermont's largest city, Burlington, on April 6, 1981. Credit: Associated Press Loping through the streets of Burlington, Vermont, in the ...

Jesse Jackson’s two campaigns for president, in 1984 and 1988, were unsuccessful but historic. The civil rights activist and organizer, who died on Feb. 17, 2026, helped pave the way for Barack ...