A rainbow of memories: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson’s strong ties to Stockton and Central Valley California - BLKNewsNow.com

Inside the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium in May 1988, the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s words carried a cadence that weighed like a Sunday sermon. The hall, made to seat up to 1,000 people, quickly filled to become standing-room only. Some sat perked on plastic fold out chairs. Others wore political round pins bearing the late reverend’s image.