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Nowai Korkoya, mother of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, center, walks with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, and Josephus Weeks, Duncan's nephew after they spoke to reporters Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, in Dallas. Duncan's family has gathered in Dallas to check on his condition. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Nowai Korkoya, mother of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, center, walks with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, and Josephus Weeks, Duncan’s nephew after they spoke to reporters Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, in Dallas. Duncan’s family has gathered in Dallas to check on his condition. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson presided over a prayer vigil at the Dallas hospital where the first man diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. is being treated for the deadly disease.

Jackson spoke in Dallas Tuesday alongside the mother, son and other relatives of Thomas Eric Duncan.

The civil rights leader also called on the public to show compassion to Duncan and his family, not to ostracize them.