Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the most recognizable voices of the civil rights era and a fixture in American politics for more than half a century, will lie in state at the South Carolina Statehouse as his home state pauses to honor him.

According to Governor Henry McMaster’s office, Jackson’s body will lie in state on Monday, March 2, and the flags atop the Statehouse will be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset the same day.

“A native son of South Carolina, and an icon of the civil rights movement, the Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent voice in our nation’s political and cultural dialogue,” McMaster shared on X. “Peggy and I are saddened to learn of his passing.  At the appropriate time, I will direct the flags over the Capitol to be lowered to honor his legacy and memory.”

Some funeral details were announced last week:

Jackson will lie in state on Wednesday, Feb. 25 – 26, at Rainbow PUSH at 930 E 50th Street in Chicago. Doors are expected to open at 10 a.m. both days.

Then, the People's Celebration at House of Hope is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, at 752 E 114th Street in Chicago, with doors set to open at 9 a.m.

Homegoing services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Rainbow PUSH. Doors are expected to open at 9 a.m.

Details regarding homegoing services in D.C. have not yet been announced.

Jackson died this month at 84, after he was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy as well as Parkinson's disease last year.

The civil rights icon and humanitarian was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and rose from the Jim Crow South to become a pastor, presidential candidate, global negotiator, and constant presence at protests for racial and economic justice.

Opening the Statehouse doors is a way to acknowledge both Jackson’s South Carolina roots and the impact of his work. For many young organizers, his “I Am Somebody” chant was an early lesson in affirming Black beauty and dignity in a country that often denied it.

Now, as his casket rests under the dome where laws that shaped his youth were once written, South Carolinians, young and old, will now have the opportunity to pay their respects to a man who spent his life telling them they mattered.