Chicago will host public observances for civil rights icon and Greenville native Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died at 84.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's two presidential runs and his life of activism inspired leaders across generations

CHICAGO — Details for a celebration of life for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson were announced Wednesday, with multiple events scheduled in Chicago. Jackson, the civil rights activist who worked with Martin Luther King and spent more than six decades advocating for racial equality, economic justice and voting rights, died Tuesday. He was 84.

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at 84 after battling a rare neurological condition, prompting President Donald Trump to honor him as "truly special."

Officials with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition announced funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate beginning next Wednesday.

Acting Governor Tregenza Roach has directed that all Virgin Islands flags at Government House and on public buildings throughout the territory be flown at half-staff beginning Thursday, February 19 through sunset on Thursday, February 26 in honor of The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.