The life of civil rights leader, minister and politician Rev. Jesse Jackson will be celebrated at a funeral service in Chicago on Friday and NPR will bring you live coverage.
NPR Special Events Coverage: Funeral Service for Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. airs Friday, March 6 starting at 12 Noon on WXXI News FM 105.9 and streaming live on WXXINews.org.
Mr. Jackson was a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and a two-time Democratic presidential candidate. Join us for live special coverage of his memorial service from NPR Member station WBZ in Chicago. Please note: Connections with Evan Dawson will be pre-empted for this special coverage.
Photo: New York NY USA-October 18, 2005 January 12, 2005 The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. at the Wall Street Project Rainbow Push 8th annual conference