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The theme that has dominated Jesse Jackson’s public life, and run through all his speeches and published writings, is racial and social equality. Throughout his career, Jackson kept the pressure on: He challenged white America to recognize the civil and economic rights of the African American community. He also challenged African Americans to assert their rights and to look to their own development. In this way he became one of the most prominent— if not the most prominent—civil rights advocates of his generation. After losing the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1988, he spoke to his delegates. In “The Struggle Continues,” Jackson rallies his delegates to continue the fight for influence in the Democratic Party.