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Flags will be flown at half-staff across state Feb. 18, and on day of Jackson’s funeral service
Submitted by the Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul
Gov. Kathy Hochul today directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and public service legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the age of 84. Flags will be lowered on Wednesday, Feb. 18, concurrently in honor of Jackson and former Congressman Richard L. Ottinger.
“Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life was defined by courage and conviction. From Selma to the national stage, he stood tall against racial injustice,” Hochul said. “Today, I join New Yorkers in honoring his legacy and the generations he inspired. My thoughts are with the family of Rev. Jackson and all those whose lives he touched.”
Jackson, a Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, rose to prominence in the Civil Rights era. He propelled the Civil Rights Movement in the decades following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and founded People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) in 1971. His activism spanned decades, including two runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, in 1984 and 1988. Jackson also helped secure the release of several detained and captured Americans around the world.
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