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hey, all. im playing around with the idea of Jesse Jackson, instead of Dukakis, being given the Democratic nomination in 1988 and being elected president in that year. im curious as to the plausibility of this: the civil rights movement is still in recent memory, so im not sure if the US would be ready for a black president at this point in time; some people in this country clearly werent ready for a black president just three years ago, so this is mainly what i want to figure out, as well as what effects it would have on race relations in the US and the future of US politics

thoughts, anyone?
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