CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. Watch the memorial service in our video player above. Thousands of people gathered at a church on Chicago's South Side to pay a final public tribute to Jackson. WATCH: A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy The celebration — with appearances by Grammy-winning gospel singers and Jennifer Hudson — felt at times l
CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. Watch the memorial service in our video player above. Thousands of people gathered at a church on Chicago's South Side to pay a final public tribute to Jackson. WATCH: A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy The celebration — with appearances by Grammy-winning gospel singers and Jennifer Hudson — felt at times l