Celebration of life services have been announced for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Chicago-based civil rights leader, political trailblazer and lifelong advocate for equality who died at 84.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's two presidential runs and his life of activism inspired leaders across generations

Americans nationwide are reflecting on Jackson’s legacy as a civil rights leader and organizer after his death on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Jackson made numerous stops in Savannah from civil rights marches to campaign rallies. Polote said Jackson’s presence in Savannah, and across the country, brought unity in the face of racism.

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at 84 after battling a rare neurological condition, prompting President Donald Trump to honor him as "truly special."

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week, ran for president twice, leading more Black voters to register. The year after his second run, a Black mayor, David Dinkins, won in New York.

The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his insurgent campaigns reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for Barack Obama's ascent two decades later,

Acting Governor Tregenza Roach has directed that all Virgin Islands flags at Government House and on public buildings throughout the territory be flown at half-staff beginning Thursday, February 19 through sunset on Thursday, February 26 in honor of The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.