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1984 Texas Jackson-for-President Campaign Collection:An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Biographical NoteJesse Louis Jackson is an American politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Jackson was the second African-American to mount a nationwide campaign for the Presidency. He garnered 3.5 million votes during the primaries, third behind candidates Hart and Mondale. He won in Virginia, South Carolina, and Louisiana, and split Mississippi, where there were two separate contests for Democratic delegates. Through the process, Jackson helped confirm the black electorate's importance to the Democratic Party in the South at the time. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThis collection is comprised of campaign materials from Jackson’s 1984 campaign for the Texas Democratic primary. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsNone. Use RestrictionsNone. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation1984 Texas Jackson-for-President Campaign Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library. Acquisition InformationDonated by: Unknown. Processing InformationProcessed by: George Werner, October 1984. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description
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