Santita Jackson, daughter of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, speaks at Brookland Baptist Church during a tribute service honoring her late father Monday, March 2, 2026, in West Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began in Chicago before events in South Carolina, where he was born, to honor his long civil rights legacy. Jackson died on Feb. 17 at 84.
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The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is carried to the South Carolina Statehouse, where he will lie in state, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
People gather inside the South Carolina Statehouse as the Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
People gather inside the South Carolina Statehouse as the Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
People pay their respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson inside the South Carolina Statehouse as he lies in state Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
People gather inside the South Carolina Statehouse as the Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
Family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrive at the South Carolina Statehouse, where he will lie in state, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., hugs a mourner at a public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Jacqueline Jackson, the wife of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, attends his public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Visitors line up during a public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Phoenix Ellington dressed as an angel spreads her wings at a public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
The casket for the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives for public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A cutout of Rev. Jesse Jackson is seen through the crowd during a public visitation for him at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Visitors wait on a line during public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A woman weeps after exiting the public visitation for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person holds a calendar with a photo of the Rev. Jesse Jackson during the public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The family of Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives as Yusep Jackson wipes his eyes before public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Patricia Montgomery waits in line to attend a public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Nevens Woods waits to enter the public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Jr. exit after the public visitation for Reverend Jesse Jackson at at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
James Hickman holds a photo montage of the late Reverend Jesse Jackson before a public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Crystal Beaty waits in line to attend a public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A man wipes his eyes before the public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Children from Angels of Joy Academy are greeted during public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
People attend a public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
