"Over 40% of African Americans can chase their roots back to Charleston, South Carolina, watch that germinate into amazing leaders all over the state, across the last three centuries is something special," said Steve Benjamin, the first Black mayor of Columbia, South Carolina.

Thousands of people from all walks of life visited the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's headquarters in Kenwood Thursday to show their gratitude for the civil rights leader, who died Feb. 17.

A community memorial service is expected to be held Thursday in Tallahassee to honor the Reverend Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader who died two weeks ago at the age of 84.

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

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson passed away a few weeks ago, and now his memorial is open to the public. Here’s what you should know.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy.

Over a decade after finishing a stint in federal prison for a campaign finance scandal, Jesse Jackson Jr. says he has learned his lesson and wants that old seat back.

Rev. Jesse Jackson's death deeply impacts Greenville's Butler and Mathis families, who share decades of close ties and civil rights history.