Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights leaders, reflects on first year in Congress

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Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights leaders, reflects on first year in Congress

Jonathan L. Jackson is the scion of a legendary Chicago civil rights and political family.  The freshman Democrat’s father is Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, former shadow senator and two-time presidential candidate. His mother is Jacqueline Jackson, a civil rights leader in her own right. And his brother, Jesse Jackson Jr., was a longtime Democratic member of the House, whose tenure ended in a conviction and prison time for campaign fin…