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

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

<span>NPR: Civil rights leaders say the racial progress Jesse Jackson fought for is under threat</span> <div class="evo-article__body"><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/02/26/nx-s1-5720935/jesse-jackson-racial-progress-future" data-entity-type="external">NPR</a></p><p>The public begins paying respects to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson on Thursday. The civil rights icon will lie in repose in his hometown of Chicago through Friday before events next week in Washington, D.C., and in his native South Carolina.</p></div> <span><span>Rykia.Dorsey@m…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-27T16:33:06-05:00" title="Friday, February 27, 2026 - 16:33">Fri, 02/27/2026 - 16:33</time> </span> <div class="col-auto">February 27, 2026 </div>