HONORS-REV. JESSE JACKSON

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HR0671
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Reverend Jesse Jackson was a pivotal figure in
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the Civil Rights Movement, an influential political leader in
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Illinois and across the nation, and a dedicated Baptist
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minister in Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, From a young age, Rev. Jackson was an active
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participant in local and national civil rights efforts,
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protesting against segregation and unfair working conditions,
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which included staging a sit-in at a whites-only public
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library in Greenville, South Carolina in 1960; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson's connection to Illinois began at
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the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he accepted
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a football scholarship and played for the university for one
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year; and

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WHEREAS, While enrolled at the Chicago Theological
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Seminary, Rev. Jackson's organized protests against violent
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police responses led him to meet Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
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Jr., prompting him to join the Southern Christian Leadership
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Conference (SCLC) and participate in the historic 1965 march
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from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama; and

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WHEREAS, Returning to Chicago, Rev. Jackson led the SCLC's

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Operation Breadbasket, a project that prioritized opening
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doors for Black Americans in the workforce, promoting
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Black-owned enterprises, and encouraging white businesses to
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invest in Black companies, which resulted in his appointment
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as national director of SCLC in 1967; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson founded Operation PUSH (People
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United to Save Humanity) in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood,
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with a focus on Black economic empowerment and opportunity;
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and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson spoke boldly about the Chicago news
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media's exclusiveness for white-only reporters, boycotting and
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picketing in front of WBBM-Channel 2's Streeterville studio
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for 10 months, ultimately leading to the increased hiring of
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people of color and women at the station; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson established the Rainbow Coalition in
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1984, drawing inspiration from activist and civil rights icon
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Fred Hampton's vision to advocate for social programs, voting
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rights, and affirmative action for all groups negatively
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impacted by the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan's
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administration; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson's presidential campaigns in 1984 and
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1988 highlighted his commitment to fairness and inclusion and

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attracted a diverse coalition of supporters from big cities,
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suburbs, and small towns alike; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson remained deeply engaged with
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progressive policy, serving as a shadow delegate and shadow
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U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia (D.C.) from 1991 to
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1997; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson proved to be an invaluable advisor
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in international diplomacy, successfully securing the release
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of captives in Syria, Iraq, and Kosovo, advocating for peace
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in Northern Ireland, and serving as President Bill Clinton's
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special envoy of democracy to Kenya; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson continued his pursuit of Black
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social justice and corporate accountability by merging the
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Rainbow Coalition and Operation Push civil rights
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organizations in 1996; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson's profound commitment to lifelong
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public service was recognized with the Presidential Medal of
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Freedom in 2000; and

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WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson passed peacefully at the age of 84
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in the early morning of February 17, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the State of Illinois
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honors Rev. Jackson's lifelong exemplary public service, his
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tireless commitment to the advancement of Black Americans, and
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his powerful influence on the Civil Rights Movement;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we honor the life and unwavering commitment of Rev. Jesse
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Jackson upon his death on February 17, 2026.

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