Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Lies in State in South Carolina in Final Honors After Lifelong Civil Rights Legacy

Mourners line up to pay tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at SC Statehouse

Mourners circled the Statehouse on Monday to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson and say “thank you” to a civil rights icon whose activism for equality began in the Palmetto State.

Jesse Jackson heads home to lie in state

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. never stopped fighting for civil rights around the world. This includes South Carolina, the state where he was born and raised, and where he first experienced state-sanctioned racial discrimination.

Saying goodbye to a civil rights icon and SC native

Throughout Monday, there were thousands of people paying their respects to Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.

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

After a storied civil rights career, Reverend Jesse Jackson was in South Carolina to lie in state, as his funeral services continue.

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

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Soldrea Roberts grew up around the corner from the late civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson’s nonprofit, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, on the south side of Chicago. She remembers seeing him around in coffee shops, waiting rooms and…

The Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in state in South Carolina

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket arrived at the South Carolina Statehouse, where flags flew at half-staff to honor the civil rights icon.