Video: 'Matt Libman Presents: Jesse Jackson 1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address (1 of 5)'

(Tuesday, July 17, 1984, evening PDT) — The 1984 Democratic National Convention belonged to civil rights leader and presidential candidate Jesse Jackson tonight, who brought the house down in San Francisco as he preached a sermon of unity, harmony and victory following a fractious and contentious primary season (click here for audio/transcript of the full address).