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People pay their respects to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, in photos

Feb 27, 2026, 12:49 PM | Updated: Mar 7, 2026, 2:36 pm

White orchids sit on a table next to a framed photo of Rev. Jesse Jackson during a public visitatio...

White orchids sit on a table next to a framed photo of Rev. Jesse Jackson during a public visitation for him at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began in Chicago, before events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born, to honor his long civil rights legacy. Jackson died on Feb. 17 at 84.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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