Three presidents join thousands in Chicago to honor Jesse Jackson

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill Clinton joined thousands in Chicago to celebrate the life of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.The memorial at the House of Hope honored the activist who died at 84 after a prolonged battle with progressive supranuclear palsy.Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton attended the service for the man whose presidential runs transformed the Democratic Party.While several states flew flags at half-staff, Mike Johnson denied a request for Jackson to lie in honor at the US Capitol.
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