From the Archives: Jesse Jackson on the Rise of Barack Obama
From The FRONTLINE Dispatch by GBH
March 20, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
An extended interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson discussing the political and cultural forces behind 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.
People in this episode
Guest: Jesse Jackson
Topics covered
- politics
- Barack Obama
- Jesse Jackson
- cultural forces
- historical interview
Keywords
- Jesse Jackson
- Barack Obama
- political forces
- cultural forces
- 2008 interview
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Organizations: GBH
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