Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state for final public farewell

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state Monday at the South Carolina Capitol. (AP ...

Greenville funeral home coordinating Jackson South Carolina services

A Greenville funeral home is coordinating South Carolina services for Rev. Jesse Jackson. Details are expected to be announced this weekend.
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South Carolina funeral board votes to permanently revoke Cody Anderson's license

AIKEN — The South Carolina Board of Funeral Service voted unanimously Dec. 4 to permanently revoke the funeral director's license of Cody Anderson, former owner of George Funeral Home, who was ...

Jesse Jackson honored with ceremony at SC Statehouse, memorial service at Brookland Baptist

The request to have his body lie in state came at the behest of Jackson’s family and a host of state legislators.

After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson heads home to South Carolina and lies in state

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr. was honored Monday in the state where he grew up under segregation with a hero’s memorial, his flag-draped casket u ...