White orchids sit on a table next to a framed photo of Rev. Jesse Jackson during a public visitation for him at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Visitors attend a public visitation for Reverend Jesse Jackson inside Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 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 Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives for public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 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 Reverend Jesse Jackson at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 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 Reverend Jesse Jackson during the public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 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 wears a black ribbon for respect while waiting to enter the public visitation for Reverend Jesse Jackson at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 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 Reverend Jesse Jackson at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Children from Angels of Joy Academy are greeted during public visitation for Reverend Jesse Jackson at at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 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)
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12:49 PM on Friday, February 27
By The Associated Press
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began in Chicago, before events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born, to honor his long civil rights legacy. Jackson died on Feb. 17 at 84.
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