2026年2月18日 11:01 UTC（路透社）
作者：比安卡·弗劳尔斯、卡特·斯塔福德和迪莎·雷乔杜里
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- 摘要
- 杰克逊的离世引发各方悼念，权益倡导者誓言继续为种族正义而战
- 特朗普表示哀悼，追忆杰克逊
- 民权领袖强调通过组织和选民 outreach 来传承杰克逊的遗产
2月18日（路透社）- 在美国民权领袖杰西·杰克逊去世后，各界纷纷表达悼念之情。与此同时，随着针对多样性举措的攻击不断升级，权益倡导者们誓言将继续推进他为种族正义和包容性民主而进行的斗争。
杰克逊于周二逝世，享年84岁。在1968年马丁·路德·金遇刺后，他帮助领导了美国民权运动，半个多世纪以来致力于废除种族隔离制度，并为美国黑人和其他边缘化群体扩大政治参与。
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但美国的多样性和民权举措正面临来自唐纳德·特朗普政府的日益增大的压力。
特朗普政府削减了多样性项目和政策，并针对博物馆和教育内容中关于奴隶制的部分，认为这些内容是”反美国”的。该政府还支持恢复纪念美国南方邦联的纪念碑，如美国内战中为维护奴隶制而战的领导人的纪念物。倡导者警告称，这些举措可能会抹去数十年的进步成果。
在接受的十几次采访中，民权领袖和专家们告诫说，在种族关系紧张和政治氛围严重分裂的情况下，杰克逊所构想的多民族美国民主正面临威胁。
全国城市联盟总裁兼首席执行官马克·莫里亚尔表示：”我们正处于一个美国的社会结构和社会契约（包括权利）可能被瓦解的时刻，我们可能正濒临美国长期分裂和仇恨的边缘。”
“过去60到70年，我们一直在美国建设这个多元文化、多种族的民主，但现在我们正处于一个危险的时期。”
在民权领袖去世数小时后，特朗普在Truth Social平台上发布了吊唁信息和几张他与杰克逊的合影，称他”是个好人，性格鲜明，意志坚定，而且’很有街头智慧’，是个’自然的力量’。”
当被问及对杰克逊去世的评论时，白宫援引了特朗普在Truth Social上的帖子。对于撤销多样性举措的请求，白宫未立即回应置评请求。
传承杰克逊的遗产
杰克逊曾两次竞选民主党总统提名，他以其超凡魅力将运动活力转化为选举力量而闻名——从通过其国家彩虹联盟（National Rainbow Coalition）登记数百万新选民，到站在种族正义倡导的前沿阵地。
倡导者表示，这种政治才能在今天仍然至关重要。
民权律师、民主党政治分析师阿雷瓦·马丁表示，在特朗普政府削减多样性、公平和包容举措、采取激进移民策略以及挑战《1965年选举权法》等具有里程碑意义的民权立法的情况下，通过组织和继续为公民权利和选举权而奋斗来纪念杰克逊的遗产是很重要的。《1965年选举权法》在全国范围内禁止投票歧视。
“我们需要接过这面旗帜，”马丁说，”如果杰西·杰克逊身体健全，他会走遍全国组织选民、建立联盟。他会知道，这是夺回国会控制权并扭转本届政府造成的损害的唯一途径。”
基层活动人士对强硬的移民执法策略和对民主党城市的突袭行动发出了警告，这些行动针对黑人和棕色人种社区，倡导者称这是为了压制移民社区的投票权。
美国全国有色人种协进会（NAACP）主席德里克·约翰逊表示，为纪念杰克逊的遗产，该民权组织将在即将到来的11月中期选举前加倍努力开展选民 outreach 工作，指出正在针对所谓的剥夺公民选举权和选民登记 outreach 发起多项投票权诉讼。
“杰西·杰克逊是美国历史的一部分，”约翰逊说，”他的遗产表明，一个人如何能够利用自己的声音和平台来推动支持民主、支持美国和团结人民的事业。”
帮助推动2020年种族正义抗议运动的”黑人的命也是命”(Movement for Black Lives)组织表示，计划传承杰克逊的选举参与遗产。
该组织正在建立全国性的快速响应”社区关怀网络”，在至少七个地点已经动员起来，在持续的联邦移民执法行动中提供食物和其他资源。
该组织联合执行董事阿玛拉·恩亚博士说：”他有勇气——从他的总统竞选开始，作为黑人左翼声音，毫不掩饰我们需要组建联盟并与体制互动的必要性。”
杰克逊创立了总部位于芝加哥的民权组织 Operation PUSH（争取进步组织）和国家彩虹联盟（National Rainbow Coalition），后者后来更名为彩虹 PUSH 联盟（Rainbow PUSH Coalition）。
70岁的芝加哥居民齐夫·西斯特伦克长期以来一直参加该组织总部每周六上午的免费早餐活动，这些活动将社交与公民参与融为一体。
西斯特伦克说：”杰克逊向我们展示了如何抵抗，如何抗议，如何成为一名政治家。对于下一代想要做出改变的人来说，我们只需要以他的生活为榜样。”
报道：比安卡·弗劳尔斯、卡特·斯塔福德和迪莎·雷乔杜里；编辑：尼亚·威廉姆斯
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Amid tributes to civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, advocates see test for US race relations
February 18, 2026 11:01 AM UTC / Reuters
By Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Disha Raychaudhuri
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- Summary
- Jackson’s death sparks tributes, vows to continue his fight for racial justice
- Trump offers condolences, remembers Jackson
- Civil rights leaders emphasize organizing, voter outreach to honor Jackson’s legacy
Feb 18 (Reuters) – Among an outpouring of tributes following the death of U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, rights advocates vowed to continue his fight for racial justice and an inclusive democracy amid escalating attacks on diversity efforts.
Jackson, who died on Tuesday at the age of 84, helped lead the nation’s civil rights movement after the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., spending more than half a century working to dismantle segregationist systems and broaden political participation for Black Americans and other marginalized communities.
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But diversity and civil rights initiatives in the U.S. are facing increasing pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration.
The administration has curbed diversity programs and policies and targeted museum and educational content on slavery that it deems “anti-American.” It has also supported restoring monuments honoring the Confederate South, such as memorials to leaders who fought to preserve slavery in the American Civil War. Advocates warn the steps could erase decades of progress.
In a dozen interviews, civil rights leaders and experts cautioned that Jackson’s vision of a multiracial American democracy was at risk amid strained race relations and a sharply divisive political climate.
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“We’re in a moment where the fabric and the social compact of America, which included rights, could be unraveled and we could be on the brink of a long period of division and hate in America,” said National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial.
“The last 60 to 70 years have been about building this multicultural, multiracial democracy in America and we’re in a period of danger.”
Trump, who posted condolences and several photos of himself with Jackson on Truth Social hours after the civil rights leader’s death, said he “was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and ‘street smarts’,” and described him as a “force of nature.”
Asked to comment on Jackson’s death, the White House referred to Trump’s Truth Social post. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the rollback of diversity initiatives.
HONORING JACKSON’S LEGACY
Jackson, who twice sought the Democratic presidential nomination, was known for his charismatic ability to translate movement energy into electoral muscle – from registering millions of new voters through his National Rainbow Coalition to standing on the front lines of racial justice advocacy.
Advocates said that political prowess remains necessary today.
Areva Martin, a civil rights attorney and Democratic political analyst, said it was important to honor Jackson’s legacy through organizing and continuing to fight for civil and voting rights in the face of the Trump administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks, aggressive immigration tactics and challenges to landmark civil rights legislation, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed voting discrimination nationwide.
“We need to pick up the mantle,” Martin said. “If Jesse Jackson were able-bodied he would have been out across the country organizing voters and building coalitions. He would know that’s the only way to fight to win back Congress and reverse the damage done by this administration.”
Grassroots activists have sounded the alarm on heavy-handed immigration enforcement tactics and raids in Democratic cities, targeting Black and brown communities in a way that advocates say is being used to suppress the voting power of immigrant communities.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in honor of Jackson’s legacy, the civil rights organization will double down on its outreach efforts ahead of the upcoming November midterm elections, noting several voting rights lawsuits targeting alleged voter disenfranchisement and voter registration outreach.
“Jesse Jackson is American history,” Johnson said. “His legacy demonstrates how one can use their voice and a platform to advance interest in causes that are pro-democracy, pro-America and pro-bringing people together.”
The Movement for Black Lives, which helped power the 2020 racial justice protest movement, said it plans to carry forward Jackson’s legacy of electoral engagement.
The organization is building nationwide rapid-response “community care networks,” which it has already mobilized to provide food and other resources in at least seven locations amid ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts.
“He had the audacity – from his presidential run, being that Black left voice and being unapologetic about the need for us to form coalitions and engage with systems,” said Dr. Amara Enyia, co-executive director of the movement.
Jackson founded the Chicago-based civil rights groups Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition, which became the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Ziff Sistrunk, a 70-year-old Chicago resident, has long attended free Saturday morning breakfasts at the organization’s headquarters that blend fellowship with civic engagement.
“Jackson showed us how to resist, he showed us how to protest and how to be a statesman,” Sistrunk said. “All we have to do for the next generation who want to make changes is use his life as an example.”
Reporting by Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Disha Raychaudhuri; Editing by Nia Williams
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