Rev. Jackson updates: Chicago says final goodbye to civil rights icon at Rainbow PUSH HQ

Officiants, speakers and performers have been announced for Rev. Jackson's Chicago services.

Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is expected to be a part of Rev. Jesse Jackson's Chicago services Friday.

Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is expected to be a part of Rev. Jesse Jackson's Chicago services Friday.

Gospel legends Bebe Winans and Pastor Marvin Winans will also perform.

Other notable speakers include Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Faith leaders Charles Jenkins and Rev. James T. Meeks will officiate the services Friday and Saturday.

Mourners traveled from near and far to pay their respects to Jackson in his home state Monday.

The nation was reminded that while a body may rest, a movement does not.

Mourners traveled from near and far to pay their respects to Jackson in his home state Monday.

Anthems of freedom rang out in the Brookland Baptist Sanctuary.

"His legacy is being a fighter for the people. All people, he didn't discriminate," Chicago native Shirley Farmer said.

"He is just a great civic leader and someone that definitely needs to be paid respect to," Gary native Toyka Cunningham Richie said.

"Over 40% of African Americans can chase their roots back to Charleston, South Carolina, watch that germinate into amazing leaders all over the state, across the last three centuries is something special," said Steve Benjamin, the first Black mayor of Columbia, South Carolina.

It is a full-circle moment for a child of Jim Crow, a man who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who ran for president twice and who told America that everyone is somebody.

"Rev. Jackson was always about empowering folks to cast their vote and raise their voice," friend Billy Webster said.

An hours-long church service in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson concluded Monday evening in South Carolina.

During the service, members of Jackson's family spoke.

Jackson's final memorial services are planned for Chicago later this week.

After a day of visitation, a public service has begun at a South Carolina church Monday.

Mourners have been seen streaming through Jackson's visitation at the South Carolina State Capitol - Rotunda, including dozens of family members and civil rights activist Andrew Young.

After a storied civil rights career, Reverend Jesse Jackson is in South Carolina to lie in state, as his funeral services continue.

Some traveled over 800 miles from Chicago.

A public service began about 4 p.m. ET at Brookland Baptist Church.

Jackson once said "faith sustained him and hope propelled him."

It's that mantra that kept the civil rights icon on the front lines of the fight for freedom.