{"id":603175,"date":"2026-02-20T10:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/603175\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:11:17","slug":"rev-jesse-jackson-services-to-honor-civil-rights-icon-expanded-to-include-chicago-south-carolina-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/603175\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. Jesse Jackson: Services to honor civil rights icon expanded to include Chicago, South Carolina, Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. The civil rights leader had a rare neurodegenerative disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">His family and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition have released a new schedule of services to remember Jackson that now includes Chicago, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Jackson&#8217;s wife of over 60 years, Jacqueline Jackson, is arranging the services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Since announcing the details of Reverend Jackson&#8217;s Homegoing service yesterday, we have also heard from leaders in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., two places of profound significance to him,&#8221; a family statement Thursday read in part. &#8220;They have extended the extraordinary honor of allowing him to be celebrated in formal services in his native state of South Carolina and formal services in the nation&#8217;s capital-Washington, D.C. These viewings will be followed by official services in his beloved home, the city of Chicago on March 6 and 7.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule of services is as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Thursday, Feb. 26<\/strong><br class=\" \"\/>Lying in State at Rainbow PUSH Coalition<br class=\" \"\/>Location: 930 E. 50th St., Chicago, IL 60615<br class=\" \"\/>Doors open: 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Friday, Feb. 27<\/strong><br class=\" \"\/>Lying in State at Rainbow PUSH Coalition<br class=\" \"\/>Location: 930 E. 50th St., Chicago, IL 60615<br class=\" \"\/>Doors open: 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Sunday, March 1 through Thursday, March 5<\/strong><br class=\" \"\/>Travel to and from South Carolina and Washington, D.C.<br class=\" \"\/>Further details to be announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Friday, March 6<\/strong><br class=\" \"\/>The People&#8217;s Celebration at House of Hope<br class=\" \"\/>Location: 752 E. 114th St., Chicago, IL 60628<br class=\" \"\/>Doors open: 9 a.m.<br class=\" \"\/>Service: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Saturday, March 7<\/strong><br class=\" \"\/>Private Homegoing Celebration at Rainbow PUSH Coalition<br class=\" \"\/>Location: 930 E. 50th St., Chicago, IL 60615<br class=\" \"\/>Doors open: 8 a.m.<br class=\" \"\/>Service: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br class=\" \"\/>Limited capacity<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Since news of his passing, the nation is remembering Jesse Jackson as a history maker whose tireless commitment to justice for all knew no bounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The civil rights icon advocated not just for people of color, but all who were marginalized, notably negotiating the release of three U.S. soldiers from Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Before leading the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, he launched Operation Breadbasket in 1966 to address hunger in the basement of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Fuller Park to pressure companies to hire Black people. He took his charge from Dr. Martin Luther King.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Whether he was confronting racism or social injustice in the streets or boardrooms or creating political equity for people of color, Jesse Jackson was a force to reckoned with.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. 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