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Family of Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks in His Memory; Memorial and Funeral Plans Announced
- On Wednesday, the Jackson family said memorial plans will begin next week on Feb. 25, with services open to the public, after Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at 84.
- The family asked attendees to keep politics at home and continue Jesse Jackson's legacy, emphasizing the services are welcome to all political persuasions.
- According to the announced timetable, Jackson lies in state at Rainbow PUSH headquarters Wednesday 10 a.m.–9 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., with a Friday celebration at House of Hope 10 a.m.–2 p.m., then homegoing services Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; details at JesseJacksonLegacy.com.
- Yusef Jackson said, `Our father is a man who dedicated his life to public service, to gain, protect, and defend civil rights and human rights, to make our nation better, to make the world more just, our people better neighbors with each other`, outside the family memorial as tributes arrived from President Donald Trump and King Charles.
- Jackson's decades-long activism built Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition, combining protest and voter drives, while his presidential campaigns mobilized millions and reshaped political discourse.
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at age 84
CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.
“Keep Hope Alive”: Remembering the Musical and Political Legacy of Jesse Jackson
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. has died at 84, his family said Tuesday, February 17, 2026, adding that he passed peacefully while surrounded by loved ones. Tributes quickly followed from political leaders and civil rights organizations, many repeating the message he championed for decades: keep hope alive. Jackson rose to national prominence after working alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., then became one of the most visible civil rights voic…
A legacy of hope
By the time Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.’s voice fell silent this week, it had already left an indelible imprint on American history — and on St. Louis, where his words and presence intersected with defining chapters of the region’s struggle for justice. Jackson, the civil rights giant whose voice, presence and moral authority shaped generations of activism, politics and public life, died Tuesday at age 84. “His unwavering commitment to justice,…
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