As mourners pay their respects Thursday to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as he lies in state at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Chicago headquarters, a number of states have lowered or will lower their flags to half-staff in honor of the deceased civil rights activist. The governors of at least a dozen states, including Jackson’s…
Here are the states putting flags at half-staff for Jesse Jackson
As mourners pay their respects Thursday to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as he lies in state at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Chicago headquarters, a number of states have lowered or will lower their flags to half-staff in honor of the deceased civil rights activist. The governors of at least a dozen sta
Last updated: April 3, 2026, 11:08 PM
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