Emotional moment as Rev. Jesse Jackson takes the stage at DNC

Emotional moment on opening night of the Democratic National Convention as Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who has deep roots in the Democratic Party, received a standing ovation as he took the stage.

Jackson is 82 years old and has been living with Parkinson's disease for nearly a decade.

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[HowardIraSeeit]

If you have never heard his ‘84 convention speech, it is a must hear possibly the best convention speech ever given.

[tommyudo]

The man who first dreamt of a Rainbow Coalition of all races.

[Nay]

It’s so sad to watch his life come to this. But he is still going!!!! So happy had the honor of meeting him on the streets of Charleston South Carolina after the church shootings.

[esequiela.martinez]

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU!! RESPECT, LOVE, ADMIRATION, FROM AN OLD MEXICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN THAT ONCE MET YOU IN THE 90'S.

[StruggleBus_Captain]

“There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.”
― Jesse Jackson

[valeriahamilton]

A beautiful acknowledgement for Rev. Jackson! Thanks for your tireless work in the movement!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👑❤️

[omavicmcmurray]

Jesse! So wonderful to see you💙 Just today I was looking a a photo of Rosa Parks and she had her Jesse Jackson button on and I thought about ‘how much hope Jesse brought to so many of us’! We salute you and blow kisses right back!!!! Jesse 💙

[frankn.]

He had something to do with Dr Martin Luther King assassination

[JeannetteReed]

Go forward Rev.Jackson!! Still up and truckin' 55yrs since 1st speech I saw you give. Building on solid bricks, fine sir, you layed foundation stone of nonviolent correct ways. Thank goodness for you. 🎉

[Benito-fnip]

Very moving acknowledgement of Rev Jesse Jackson. Contributed so much.

[Jeri-AnneSmith]

I met him in DC, shook his hand. He was so nice. First "celebrity" I met. It was the 90s

[BETTERWORLDSGT]

Good to see Jesse Jackson again! I watched the DNC live in 1988, where He made one of the greatest speeches in American history!

[warrenbreeden]

He came to my church in Richmond, Va at MAABC probably 8 years ago.

[martymodus]

Reverend Jackson, you are my hero. You inspired me to join your National Rainbow Coalition in the 80s as a white suburban teenager by writing a better moral code on my heart and it has never been unwritten. Thank-you, Reverend Jackson, for elevating the moral consciousness of so many countless people like me.

[protochris]

So very sad to end his career this way: Parkinson's and his son going to prison. The mighty must humble themselves before God while they are still mighty.

[KimberlyButterfield]

Watch Rev Jesse Jackson in his 1999 speech praising Donald Trump for helping him and his cause. Do your homework people when you make important decisions about who you want leading our country. Vote for Trump and Vance 2024. Make America Great Again.

[davemathews]

It does me a world of good seeing young people applaud this man's accomplishments. And it is so gratifying that Jesse lived long enough to see Obama and Kamala become presidents of the US.

[beachcomber]

🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 AMAZING 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 THANK U JESSIE JACKSON 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲

[OceanJoe-cyrx]

Keep Hope Alive! And Bob lived to be 100!

[HeavenlyBridegroomMusic]

We love you, ❤Bro. Jesse Jackson❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤