Memorial events honoring the life and legacy of ⁠civil ⁠rights leader Jesse Jackson begin this week ⁠in Chicago, likely drawing elected officials, advocates and community members to celebrate a man whose decades-long activism reshaped ​American politics and amplified Black communities and communities of color.

A series of memorial services begin on Thursday for Rev. Jesse Jackson.

A series of services in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson will get underway Thursday, with members of the public invited to the first of the tributes.

Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson will be held over the next two weeks in Chicago, D.C. and South Carolina. Here's what to know.