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Coverage dated March 1, 2026

After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson headed home to South Carolina to lie in state

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is returning to South Carolina for a final public farewell. Jackson will lie in state at the Capitol in Columbia on Monday. The tribute contrasts

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn't go inside the local library's much better funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson headed home to South Carolina to lie in state (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is returning to South Carolina for a final public farewell. Jackson will lie in state at the Capitol in Columbia on Monday. The tribute contrasts

  3. New York Post

    Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson returns to South Carolina to lie in state (opens New York Post)

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    Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights activist, is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol following his death.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie

  5. The Guardian

    Jesse Jackson returns to South Carolina to lie in state (opens The Guardian)

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    Civil rights leader will get final full honors from state where, in 1960, he led Black students into segregated library

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