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And it wasn't just when he ran for governor. it was all of those other races. >> this was 1984, the year jesse jackson was making his first run for president. this is a year when he was electrifying the country, particularly african-americans and winning in the south. this was nothe sort of a sleepy year in american racial history that wouldn't have been memorable. you wasee a kid and i remember . it was a hugely exciting year for african-americans. >> it was not a very long time ago. >> people knew jesse jackson was there. it's tough. >> let me ask you, larry -- quick, ben. >> this is alsok, ...