A public procession honoring Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. will take place Saturday in Nashville, with arrival expected between 2 and 2:30 p.m.
The procession will depart from Lewis & Wright Funeral Home, travel down Clarksville Pike, turn left on Jefferson Street, then right on Rosa Parks Boulevard before ending at Public Square Park. Community members are encouraged to be mindful of traffic along the route.
The NAACP Nashville Branch said it joins communities nationwide in mourning the civil rights leader, calling him a “powerful moral voice” whose work advanced voting rights, economic opportunity and educational access…