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Extreme Mortman Podcast: The death of Jesse Jackson - and the birth of a Sister Souljah moment
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22:13Now PlayingJune 13th, 1992.
Jesse Jackson is hosting a conference of the National Rainbow Coalition.
Reverend Jackson introduces the main speaker:
"Finally, Governor Clinton is with us because he is from Hope, Arkansas. Anyone from Hope, Arkansas certainly wants to keep hope alive. I bring to you the next Democratic nominee for the president of the United States of America governor Bill Clinton from Arkansas, Hope Arkansas."
A few minutes later: A presidential campaign earthquake.
• What happened next?
• How did it impact the 1992 presidential campaign?
• And who is Sister Souljah — and what does she have to do with Jesse Jackson and Bill Clinton?
Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "Extreme Mortman" – as we mark both the 2026 death of Jesse Jackson and the 1992 birth of a phrase which quickly entered the political campaign lexicon – and has been there ever since.
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