I actually had that 'mist up' moment (actually, I was crying pretty good) in 1988 with Jesse Jackson. Now, before everyone decides to start screaming how 'it wasn't the same' (it was actually, but history always has it's revisionists.

The moment for me was the night Jesse Jackson was scheduled to address the convention (look up and listen to the speech sometime, it is in the top 100 American speeches of all time). He arrived at the convention center in a black limosine with none other than Rosa Parks. He personally got out of the limo and made a point of going around to the other side of the car, to open her door and help her step out. It was a 'behind the scenes' shot of them arriving, but I tell you, I doubt there was a dry eye in the newsrooms when it happened that night.

From the back of the bus...