Jackson flails for recognition to the bitter end
CONVENTION. By becoming the first black to mount a major presidential campaign, Jesse Jackson ensured that the 1984 political season would esta- blish one historic precedent long before Geraldine Ferraro added a second. But instead of savoring his electoral accomplishments, which went far beyond what most political observers thought possible a year ago, Jackson approached this week's Democratic Convention in a defiant, almost reckless mood. The preacher-politician issued a torrent of threats, recriminations and inflammatory accusations that was little short of bewildering, even for someone who thrives on confrontation. Then he proceeded to...
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