Rev. Jesse Jackson's Final Farewell in South Carolina

0:00From Durham, this is your March 2nd update. The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. is returning to South Carolina for a final public farewell. On Monday, his body will lie in state at the state capital in Columbia. This honor marched the end of his long fight for civil rights in the state where he was born. Jackson passed away on February 17th at age 84 after a battle with a rare neurological disorder. This tribute stands in sharp contrast to his early life in segregated Greenville. Back in 1960, as a teenager, he led a group of black high school students into the white's only library. They sat in red until police arrested them, helping spark the end of that segregation. Jackson's bold actions launched a lifetime of activism. He joined the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Later, he carried the civil rights torch, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice, and founded the Rainbow P.U.S. coalition to push for. Quality and jobs, education, and health care.

1:02Through the years, he stayed active in South Carolina, advocating for a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in 2003 in the removal of the Confederate flag from state grounds in 2015 after the Charleston Church shooting. The South Carolina event is part of two weeks of nationwide services. It follows a public viewing in Chicago last week at his Rainbow P.U.S. headquarters. After Monday, his body returns there for a big celebration at a mega church and final rights. A planned Washington service has been postponed. D&N is sponsored by our partner. Check out the episode description. No need to switch positions. The sound is already where your head is. S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.