Jesse Jackson never forgot where he came from, and people from his hometown of Greenville remembered him Tuesday after his death was announced by family members.
The theme of their comments was no matter the heights, the accomplishments, the accolades Jackson received through his long career it was the three-room house on Haynie Street that launched a civil rights pioneer.
Greenville Mayor Knox White said Jackson’s “earliest core messages to young people about the worth and potential of every individual were inspired by coaches and teachers at Sterling High School and his own experiences in a then-segregated but brave and proud community.“…