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How Jesse Jackson's work laid the foundation for social justice movements today 

Social justice groups are remembering civil rights pioneer Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd looks at how his efforts led to some of the activism we see today. O’Dowd speaks with Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, fighting racial injustice in the legal system.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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