Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered remarks at Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral at House of Hope in Chicago Friday.

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged Friday at the South ...

The People's Celebration, allowed former presidents, family members, and more to honor the icon of the Civil Rights Movement.

Autherine Lucy Foster's courageous fight for education at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement is celebrated with an honorary doctorate degree.

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged Friday at the South ...

Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ...

Mourners and dignitaries paid respects to civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson on the first day of visitation Thursday at ...

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the services in the player above. Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is expected to be laid to rest in a series of services this week, starting ...

The reverberations of a split from the ADC influenced by a disagreement over Jackson's endorsement are still felt today.

Rev. Jesse Jackson was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there.

Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Dr. Linda Davis, Savannah special education teacher killed in crash ...

The civil rights icon who "invited us to believe" was memorialized Friday in moving words and music at the South Side's House ...