'We have to fight too hard': For civil rights leaders, Arbery verdict is a victory. But is it a fleeting one?

Three white men were convicted by a nearly all-white jury in Georgia of murdering a Black man who did nothing wrong. On the face of it, there is cause for celebration by civil rights leaders.  

But for many who have studied the racial divide of the U.S. justice system, the Ahmaud Arbery verdict Wednesday was not an end-all victory by any means. Although they're hoping for change, civil rights leaders predict longstanding inequities and systemic racism within the criminal-justice system will remain the norm. 

"It's scary how close this case actually was," said Rashad Robinson, president of the online-focused Color of Change civil rights group. "Imagine if there was no video. Imagine if there was no public outcry. A couple of years ago, we might not have gone to trial. We certainly wouldn’t have gotten to a conviction."