Jesse Jackson memorial scheduled in Iowa on Saturday

Catch up quick: Jackson's 1984 and 1988 Iowa caucus campaigns made him the first major Black candidate to compete effectively in the state, spotlighting the farm crisis and building a multiracial, urban-rural coalition that reshaped Democratic politics.

• Former President Barack Obama — the winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses — has credited Jackson for laying the foundation for his own run.
• Jackson died last month at 84.

What's next: Iowa organizers of Jackson's 1988 campaign have scheduled Saturday's memorial at the Machinists Union Hall.

• 2000 Walker St. in DSM, starting at 9am, with a livestream of his celebration of life from Chicago beginning at 10am.