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Ten O'Clock News; Jackson supporters' lament
08/25/1988
Deborah Wang reports that Boston supporters of Jesse Jackson are undecided about whether to campaign for Michael Dukakis. The supporters recently met to discuss their role in the upcoming campaign. Jackson delegates Mel King, Saundra Graham, Juanita Wade, and Byron Rushing are among the leaders of the meeting. The leaders say that the Dukakis campaign should not take the votes of Jackson supporters for granted. There are some Jackson supporters who will not support Dukakis under any circumstances. Interview with Philip Stanley of the Dukakis campaign about the role of Jackson supporters in the Dukakis campaign. Stanley says that the Dukakis campaign has been meeting with Jackson supporters and that the campaign is taking no votes for granted. Interviews with Jackson supporters Darryl Heller, Trent Pettus and Myra McAdoo. All three supporters criticize the Dukakis campaign. Wang's report includes footage of Dukakis and Jackson at the 1988 Democratic National Convention and footage of Jackson embarking on a voter registration campaign. This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item: Adult entertainment at the Highland Tap
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Jackson supporters' lament
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:04:26
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Political campaigns
- Gay rights
- Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- African American politicians
- Voting
- King, Mel
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1988
- Rushing, Byron
- African Americans -- Politics and government
- Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-
- Locations
- Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- King, Mel (Speaker)
- Rushing, Byron (Speaker)
- Wang, Deborah (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Jackson supporters' lament,” 08/25/1988, GBH Archives, accessed September 27, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_37E5960DDC6B4FB9B05ADDAC8E8596AB.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Jackson supporters' lament.” 08/25/1988. GBH Archives. Web. September 27, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_37E5960DDC6B4FB9B05ADDAC8E8596AB>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Jackson supporters' lament. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_37E5960DDC6B4FB9B05ADDAC8E8596AB