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Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson visited the remaining evacuees at the coliseum , hoping to find out why they are leaving and where they'll end up. Jackson and Congressman Bennie Thompson were looking for answers at the Mississippi Trademart. Red cross officials spoke with Jackson about the transition process. Thompson said he was assured by the Red Cross that no one will leave without a place to go. Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was also in attendance and promised his help. Jesse Jackson fears black evacuees will be overlooked when it comes to federal aid and future jobs. He told...

Ben DeSoto/Houston Chronicle Jesse Jackson, center, U.S. Rep. Al Green left, and U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee hold a press conference before touring the Astrodome. Joining two of Houston's most prominent black legislators in slamming the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said today that evacuees shouldn't be shipped to distant states and shouldn't be referred to as "refugees." Jackson said he appreciated the willingness of states as far away as Utah and Minnesota to take in evacuees but suggested such plans take them too far from their families and the homes that must be rebuilt....