COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) will provide live broadcast coverage of memorial events honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
At the request of Rev. Jackson’s family and numerous state lawmakers, the governor’s office announced that his body will lie in state at the South Carolina Statehouse, allowing members of the public to pay their respects. Gov. Henry McMaster has directed that flags atop the Statehouse be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on March 2 to honor Jackson’s legacy.
A Greenville native and internationally recognized civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson died Feb. 17 at his home in Chicago surrounded by family. He was 84 years of age. Jackson rose to national prominence as a protégé of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and became a leading voice in the civil rights movement. He joined the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. and later ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Throughout his life, he remained active in South Carolina, advocating for equal rights and social justice.
SCETV will livestream the arrival, private ceremony and public visitation on SCETV.org, the SCETV Facebook page and the SCETV News YouTube channel. Livestream coverage of public visitation will conclude at 4 p.m. in preparation for the memorial tribute.
From 4 to 6 p.m., SCETV will broadcast the memorial tribute live on ETV World and livestream the tribute on SCETV.org, the SCETV Facebook page and the SCETV News YouTube channel. Viewers can access ETV World by using a digital antenna; or through cable, satellite and streaming live TV providers. Further information about accessing SCETV’s network is available on the SCETV website. Listeners can access South Carolina Public Radio’s (SC Public Radio) live coverage of the memorial tribute by listening via broadcast radio or on the SC Public Radio website.
As South Carolina’s trusted source for public affairs programming and government transparency, SCETV remains committed to keeping citizens informed by providing access to important news and information.