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EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 1H 4M

From the Archives: Jesse Jackson on the Rise of Barack Obama

from The FRONTLINE Dispatch · host GBH

In an extended interview from 2008 that we’ve released for the first time, the Rev. Jesse Jackson offered a firsthand account of the political and cultural forces that shaped Barack Obama’s rise.

In an extended interview from 2008 that we’ve released for the first time, the Rev. Jesse Jackson offered a firsthand account of the political and cultural forces that shaped Barack Obama’s rise.

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From the Archives: Jesse Jackson on the Rise of Barack Obama

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