CHICAGO (WLS) -- The life of Rev. Jesse Jackson was celebrated.
Chicago and the nation said goodbye to Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday and Saturday.
Services were held in Chicago and South Carolina.
Plans in Washington, D.C. were postponed.
The final service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson was one of love, laughter, tears and inspiration.
Saturday's events were the culmination of days of homegoing services for the reverend who died Feb. 17.
A procession to the cemetery immediately followed Saturday's service, which people from all over came to.
Crowds lined up early Saturday morning to get into Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters.
A procession began at about 7:15 a.m. on Saturday from Leak & Sons to Rainbow PUSH Coalition as Chicago hosts a final homegoing celebration.
Saturday's event is a smaller service where family, friends, community leaders, and other dignitaries will gather.
Rev. Jesse Jackson's mantra, "I am somebody," has pervaded his celebration of life.
Friday's service wrapped its arms around everybody gathering to celebrate a life well-lived.
Many of the speakers expressed their sorrow at Jackson's passing, but it was a joyous occasion, with music and clapping filling the church.
As the last of the crowds walked away, a rainbow emerged through the clouds: a fitting symbol of the reverend's mission to bring light and hope.
Mourners reflected while leaving Jesse Jackson's service Friday.
"I got engaged in community advocacy and moved to Michigan; there he was again fighting for economic parity in the automotive industry. And so it's a historical time," Gwen Thomas said. "Rev. Jesse Jackson served the people. He was of the people all the time."
"I felt the energy, the positive energy going. That's very important; our generation keeps the power and movement going so we can have a better future for everyone that comes behind us," Shulane Fedrick said.
"There was a common theme throughout everybody who spoke, and that theme was hope. That theme was continuing the work that Jesse Jackson laid the foundation for us to stand on his shoulders and go out there and continue to help change lives in our community," Minister DeAndre Hawthorne said.
Mourners lined up early Friday morning to pay respects to local icon Jesse Jackson.
"I'm so determined to be here, to go through all this effort, because I was an activist for peace and non-violence, and when Dr. King got assassinated, I joined Operation PUSH the following week," Angelete Carroll said. "In 1981, we marched on Washington to legalize Dr. King's birthday."
Many also said they want to continue the work Jackson started.
