The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is being honored in South Carolina, where he was born and where his civil rights work began as a teenager.
this week at the Chicago headquarters of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition. His body will then travel to South Carolina and Washington, D.C., for more celebrations of his life. A public service will be held in Chicago at House of Hope, a 10,000-seat church, on March 6, followed by private homegoing services the next day at Rainbow PUSH, which will be livestreamed.
Jackson was born in 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, in a tiny house on Haynie Street just outside of downtown. A portion of the street will be named in his honor. He was the quarterback at segregated Sterling High School, where he led seven other Black classmates into the whites only public library in Greenville in 1960 where they sat and read books and magazines until they were arrested. It was the start of a long civil rights career during which Jackson became a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., including joining theJackson went on to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. He continued to be active in his home state, pushing in 2003 for Greenville County to honor King by matching the federal holiday in his honor and in 2015 by advocating for removing the Confederate flag from South Carolina Statehouse grounds after nine Black worshipers were killed in a racist shooting at a Charleston church. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.▶Police now say 5 teens hit by gunfire during ‘takeover’ event in Jacksonville BeachNeighborhood party honoring life of rapper Lil Poppa ends in gunfire, frenzied escapesHistoric Greenleaf building to reopen with dining, fitness and speakeasy in the heart of downtownCaught on Camera: 3 adults, 1 juvenile injured by gunfire during ‘takeover’ in Jacksonville BeachJSO investigating deadly shooting in Northwest Jacksonville5 Simple Upgrades That Instantly Transform Your KitchenCharlton County farmer videos massive blaze impacting farmLarge plume of smoke rises from uncontained Charlton County widlfireFinding furever homes for dogs at Dogtopia Jax Beach BlvdTimeline: How ‘big favor’ texts sparked a JEA board shakeup and allegations about utility leadershipTimeline: How ‘big favor’ texts sparked a JEA board shakeup and allegations about utility leadershipCold cases of 2 Jacksonville men highlighted for Missing Adults Day at city hallSheriff says woman who held boys at gunpoint should have handled trespassing differentlyJSO launches new investigation on TikTok account posting women, children without consent▶Mayor Deegan calls councilman's claims of 'toxic' culture at JEA a 'vile smear campaign' against CEOHow a Clay County woman gained over half a million followers on TikTok by keeping it realSt. Johns Technical High to merge with St. Augustine High next academic school yearFrom coffee-table classics to ‘Bold’: New Jacksonville magazine honors Black legacy mediaJacksonville family sleeping in truck seeks help after house fire destroyed everything19-year-old charged in Magnolia Gardens shooting that injured 4, including Raines High studentDoes Jacksonville have the potential to be a little Hollywood?Voices of the 904: Live from LaVilla edition - A conversation on Black history and cultureJEA board nominee withdraws amid criticism over councilman’s text messages citing ‘big favor’PV Boys Hoops Playoff Prep
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