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South Carolina honors Rev. Jesse Jackson

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

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr. was honored Monday in the state where he grew up under segregation with a hero’s memorial, his flag-draped casket under the Capitol’s rotund...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson live updates: South Carolina services wrap up, final memorial set for Chicago

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Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state in South Carolina

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Jesse Jackson Jr. seeks redemption with Congress comeback following conviction: ‘I own my behavior’

The day Jesse Jackson Jr. was sworn into Congress in 1995, he asked a reporter to sum up where politicians go wrong.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson's family arrives in South Carolina for lying-in-state, Jacqueline Jackson not joining them

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Former ambassador, Black lawmakers among those in SC to honor Jesse Jackson

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Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

Jackson led seven Black high school students into that segregated branch, where they sat down and read books and magazines until they were arrested.

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South Carolina honors native son the Rev. Jesse Jackson

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

Jesse Jackson's life celebrated at SC funeral with songs, worship

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's life and legacy were celebrated at an emotional funeral service in Columbia, South Carolina.

‘Keep hope alive’: West Columbia memorial service honors Jesse Jackson’s Civil Rights legacy

WEST COLUMBIA — Mourners packed into Brookland Baptist Church to share stories of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and his impact on South Carolina and the Civil Rights movement, and renew calls for justice and hope on March 2. He died Feb. 17.