US EditionHere and Now: Remembering the Life and Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson
Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will honor his civil rights legacy with events in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, including a 10,000-seat public celebration.
- Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil-rights leader, died earlier this week at age 84; he will lie in state at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters at 930 East 50th Street on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26.
- As a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson rose to prominence six decades ago leading the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march and ran two-time presidential campaigns, mobilizing millions as a Greenville, South Carolina native who made Chicago his home.
- The Word Network will stream the March 6 service live at 10:30 a.m. EST from Chicago's House of Hope, a 1,000-seat church, across major platforms.
- Santita Jackson, his eldest child, said, `Although his body is absent from us, his spirit suffuses and infuses us, and it charges us to continue with the work,` and Jackson's adult children vowed large, welcoming services Wednesday.
- Jackson's global activism gave him a formidable presence on the world stage and opened doors to negotiations, while his anti-apartheid work and counseling of U.S. presidents leave a lasting legacy.
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Letter: In memory of Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Over the decades of involvement in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice, the Rev. Jesse Jackson challenged America to establish just and humane priorities. In the mid-80s he secured the release…
In Memorium: Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. 1941-2026
TORONTO, CANADA -: Jesse Jackson in a black oxford shirt in Toronto, Canada at the Fairmount Royal Hotel on August 1, 2017. Photo: Shutterstock There was ‘a bridge called Jesse Jackson’ across decades of civil rights advocacy By Aaron Morrison and Sophia Tareen ASSOCIATED PRESS The Rev. Jesse Jackson greets youngsters in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 10, 1984, on Pennsylvanias democratic presidential primary election day. Jackson is one of the c…
The Word Network to broadcast celebration of life services for Rev. Jesse Jackson
The Word Network announced it will provide live coverage of the celebration of life services for the late civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson. The first service will air live Friday, March 6, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST from the House of Hope Church in Chicago. A private homegoing ceremony will also air live starting at 10:30 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 7. FULL COVERAGE: Remembering the Rev. Jesse Jackson Jackson died Feb. 17 following a b…
Greenville mayor, city council members honor Jesse Jackson
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - Members of Greenville City Council and Mayor Knox White are hosting a memorial event for Rev. Jesse Jackson. A native of Greenville, Jackson died last week at age 84. The event is set to start at 5 p.m., before tonight's scheduled city council meeting. Scheduled speakers are White, Rev. Emanual R. [...]
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