Memorial events honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson began in Chicago, drawing elected officials, advocates and community members to celebrate a man whose decades-long activism reshaped American politics and amplified Black communities and communities of color.

Memorial events honoring the life and legacy of ⁠civil ⁠rights leader Jesse Jackson begin this week ⁠in Chicago, likely drawing elected officials, advocates and community members to celebrate a man whose decades-long activism reshaped ​American politics and amplified Black communities and communities of color.

A line of mourners streamed through a Chicago auditorium Thursday to pay final respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as cross-country memorial services began in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and two-time presidential candidate will lie in repose for two days at the headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition before events in Washington and South Carolina,

A defining chapter in Chicago's civil rights history began closing Thursday as mourners gathered to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH headquarters. The big picture: This week's visitation marks the passing of one of Chicago's most consequential political figures and a civil rights leader who twice sought the Democratic presidential nomination and built a global movement from the South Side.

Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

Memorial services for civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began today, Feb. 26, 2026, in Chicago. Jackson, who died at age 84, will lie in repose at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters for