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

By: Skylar Laird, Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 2,654

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Editor’s note: This article has been updated following the day’s ceremonies.

COLUMBIA — Thousands of mourners came to South Carolina’s capital Monday to say “thank you” to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the iconic civil rights figure whose activism helped change a nation.

Jackson died Feb. 17 at his home in Chicago at age 84. Though never an elected official himself, he inspired generations of Americans through his historic 1984 and 1988 campaigns for president. …

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