Our Time Has Come: A Delegate's Diary of Jesse Jackson's 1984 Presidential Campaign

From his perspective as a fully accredited, elected Jackson delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, Lucius Barker tells the story of his active participation in the drama-recounting the excitement and challenges, successes and achievements, and the problems, disappointments, and frustrations; describing what he believed to be the campaign's deeper sense and meaning; and recording his views of its great historical significance.