Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

Associated Press (AP)EN 3 min read 100% complete by By JEFFREY COLLINSMarch 2, 2026 at 06:53 AM

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is lying in state at the South Carolina capitol on Monday, marking his final visit to his home state. This honor follows his death on February 17th at age 84 after battling a neurological disorder. The event in South Carolina is part of a two-week series of commemorations that began with a public viewing at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago. Jackson's return to South Carolina highlights his journey from a childhood in segregated Greenville, where he was arrested for protesting at a whites-only library, to becoming a prominent civil rights leader. His early activism led him to work with Martin Luther King Jr. and participate in the Selma to Montgomery march. After South Carolina, Jackson will be returned.

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