Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Lies in State in South Carolina in Final Honors After Lifelong Civil Rights Legacy

Saying goodbye to a civil rights icon and SC native

Throughout Monday, there were thousands of people paying their respects to Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.

After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson heads home to South Carolina, lies in state

After a storied civil rights career, Reverend Jesse Jackson was in South Carolina to lie in state, as his funeral services continue.

‘I just really saw his greatness’: People come to SC capital to bid Jesse Jackson goodbye

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Soldrea Roberts grew up around the corner from the late civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson’s nonprofit, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, on the south side of Chicago. She remembers seeing him around in coffee shops, waiting rooms and…

Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville.

Rev. Jesse Jackson honored in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (NBC, KYMA) - The late Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket arrived at the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia Monday morning. Rev. Jackson, who was born in segregated Greenville, South Carolina in 1941, will lie in state at the Capitol. Following a private memorial service, the public will then be allowed to file past the casket as mourners remember and honor the civil rights icon. Jackson, who ran for president in both 1984 and 1988…

Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in state at SC Statehouse

Memorial services for Reverend Jesse Jackson began Monday morning in South Carolina to honor the Greenville native and civil rights leader.