Watch Jesse Jackson's celebration of life ceremony in Chicago : NPR
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Key Points:
- A memorial service for Rev. Jesse Jackson is being held at the House of Hope megachurch in Chicago, featuring speeches by former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill Clinton, along with other notable figures such as Kamala Harris and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
- The service includes musical performances by Jennifer Hudson, Bebe Winans, and Marvin Winans, and is officiated by Pastor Charles Jenkins and Rev. James T. Meeks, with a program featuring prayers, tributes, and family expressions.
- Jackson, who died on February 17 at age 84, was a prominent civil rights leader known for his early activism against segregation in Greenville, South Carolina, and his participation in the Selma marches alongside Martin Luther King Jr
