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Civil rights leaders say the racial progress Jesse Jackson fought for is under threat

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) (L) and his brother Jesse Jackson Jr. join their siblings in speaking about their father outside their parents

Activists say racial progress won by the Rev. Jesse Jackson is under threat, as a new generation of leaders works to preserve hard-fought civil rights gains.

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