Chicago mourns Rev. Jesse Jackson, a giant of the civil rights movement

Source Columbia Chronicle
Original Load Date Feb. 26, 2026, 10 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 26, 2026, 10 p.m.
Original URL https://columbiachronicle.com/topstory/chicago-mourns-rev-jesse-jackson-a-giant-of-the-civil-rights-movement/

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Rev. Jesse Jackson , who died last week at the age of 84, lay in repose in an open casket at Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Chicago as hundreds of mourners lined several blocks to pay their respects. The civil rights icon and two-time Democratic presidential candidate was mentored by Martin Luthe...