Rev. Jesse Jackson to be laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery, ‘part of the city’s unrivaled historic fabric’

Greenwood Avenue, just south of 67th Street, marks the entrance to one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the city, in a manner of speaking, with its wooded, rolling landscapes, curved roads and a quartet of small lakes.

You’ll find a who’s who of mayors, civil rights leaders, athletes, scientists and business people, along with Chicagoans from nearly every walk of life.

The locale is the 173-year-old Oak Woods Cemetery. And this week, its solemn, historic and picturesque grounds will become the final resting place of the Rev. Jesse Jackson…

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