Procession leads Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket from Chicago to South Carolina for continued services

Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket will head to South Carolina on Saturday and then Washington D.C. for more memorial services. 

A procession started at 6 a.m. outside the Rainbow PUSH headquarters where on Thursday and Friday, mourners lined up to pay their respects to the late civil rights leader.  

Honors for Rev. Jackson planned for South Carolina

The Jackson family said they shared him with the world and in return, the world became a part of their extended family. This is evident too in what will unfold over the next week.

Services will be held for Jackson in South Carolina on Monday. A service was also planned for Washington, D.C., but this has been postponed, representatives said Sunday.

"The Jackson Family looks forward to honoring Reverend Jackson's work and life in Washington, a city that held rich friendships and deep meaning for the Reverend," Jackson's family said in a Sunday news release.

Jackson's funeral will take place back in Chicago at the end of next week.

The Jackson family wanted to make sure their patriarch, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, returned to his roots on the East Coast.

Jackson played football at Sterling High School in Greenville, and famously protested library segregation with a group known as the Greenville Eight.

Jackson's loved ones made a formal request to South Carolina lawmakers that he lie in repose at the state capitol in Columbia. That request was granted Monday, March 2, with a private, then public service — including a wreath-laying — planned at the statehouse rotunda.

A church service is scheduled for that evening in West Columbia, South Carolina.

Rev. Jesse Jackson funeral and celebration of life services schedule 

• Sunday, March 1 – Thursday, March 5: Travel dates for formal services in South Carolina and Washington, D.C.
• Monday, March 2 – Jackson will lie in repose at the South Carolina Statehouse. Following a small private family ceremony inside the Statehouse, the visitation will be open to the public from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, March 6: The People's Celebration at House of Hope, 752 E. 114th St., Chicago Doors Open: 9 a.m., service: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Saturday, March 7: Private Homegoing Celebration at Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Limited capacity.

A spokesperson for the Jackson family said they will share additional details and information for public registration to attend services soon. They will also share a livestream of the services for the public.

The family asks that all flowers and condolence cards be sent to:

Leak & Sons Funeral Home

7838 S. Cottage Grove Ave.

Chicago, IL 60619