‘He had a radiating aura’: Chicagoans say goodbye to hometown civil rights hero Jesse Jackson
Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Jackson’s body lay in repose at his Rainbow/Push Coalition headquarters as thousands visited to pay their respectsSome were older, some were younger and some were strangers, but many more were friends – they had lined up down the blocks of Chicago in mercifully mild weather for a chance to say goodbye to the civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.Friday was the last day of public visitation as Jackson lay in repose at the headquarters of his Rainbow/Push political activism coalition in the city he called home. Continue reading...
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