Rainbow Coalition of Vermont records, 1984-1991.

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Rainbow Coalition of Vermont records, 1984-1991.

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The records are primarily focused around the 1988 elections. There are extensive newspaper clippings about Rainbow Coalition activities, donor support, position papers and voting records from the Vermont Legislature. Also included are materials used in the decision-making process as the Coalition decided which candidates to endorse, records of presidential candidate Jesse Jackson's 1988 visit to Vermont, and the Vermont Democratic Party caucuses and state convention in 1988.

1.5 linear ft. (2 boxes, 1 folder)

Vermont Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7531331

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Jackson, Jesse, 1941-

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David-Friedman, Ellen

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The Rainbow Coalition was organized in 1984 during Jesse Jackson's first run for president. It brought together progressive political activists from throughout the state to support Jackson and his platform. In the elections of 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1990 the Rainbow Coalition supported both Democratic and independent candidates in legislative and state races, and worked inside and outside of the Vermont Democratic Party to advance progressive positions on a variety of issues. ...