Rev. Jesse Jackson honored at Chicago celebration of life
The People's Celebration, allowed former presidents, family members, and more to honor the icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
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The People's Celebration, allowed former presidents, family members, and more to honor the icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Final preparations were underway on Thursday for the public celebration of life for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope on the Far South Side.
The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived early Sunday morning to the state capitol building in South Carolina, where Jackson will lie in state.
Thousands turned out on Thursday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as his casket lay in repose at Rainbow PUSH Headquarters, in the first of a series of memorial services over the next several days.
As the nation reflects on the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, educators and students in Atlanta say his passing is also a moment to look forward.
From Sen. Raphael Warnock to Ambassador Andrew Young, Georgia officials and former Atlanta mayors remember Jesse Jackson as a global freedom fighter.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for decades.
Former Mayor Andrew Young says Atlanta helped shape civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's leadership and legacy.
The family in a statement said that Jackson's condition is stabilized and he is breathing without the assistance of machines.
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