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Arrests: Two mean are taken into custody during the riots that broke out in Baltimore on Monday afternoon
'Sixteen thousand abandoned or vacant homes, 25 percent unemployment - we don't need more police, we need more jobs,' said Jackson.
'Why can't the west side get the same things downtown gets?'
Jackson also said there have been 110 deaths at the hands of police since 2010. 'Fred wasn't number one, he was number one-one-one,' said Jackson.
RIOTER SLASHES FIRE FIGHTERS' HOSE
As riots broke out in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday, several local businesses were ransacked and set on fire by looters - including a CVS pharmacy.
One rioter, determined not to let firefighters save the burning drug store, cut their water line. Shockingly, that moment was caught on live TV as the chaos was live streaming this afternoon.
CNN footage shows the bold rioter in a red and gray hoodie walking up to the hose, holding a knife. The rioter, who appears to be male, then cuts away at the hose until water starts spraying. The bandit then flees the scene without ever showing his face, covered with a gas mask.
'We are here because we feel threatened,' said Jackson. 'All of our sons are at risk.'
In an emotional reading, Gray's stepfather, Richard Shipley recited a poem written by his sister's Missy and Carolina.
'The tears I have cried for you could flood the earth,' read Shipley.
The 11am service at the city's New Shiloh Baptist Church was also attended by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rep. Elijah Cummings and the Mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
A small group of mourners lined up about two hours ahead of the funeral. As they began filing into the church, the white casket with Gray's body was opened, flanked by floral arrangements. A rope was placed in front of the casket to prevent people from getting too close. One person used a cellphone to take a photo of the body.
Placed atop Gray's body was a white pillow with a screened picture of him. A projector aimed at two screens on the walls showed the words 'Black Lives Matter & All Lives Matter.'
On Sunday, the White House said the head of President Barack Obama's initiative for young men of color would attend the funeral. Broderick Johnson, chairman of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force and a Baltimore native, is to be joined by two other administration officials, according to the White House.
At Gray's wake Sunday, mourners who didn't even know him filed in a steady stream for hours into a funeral home. Some supporters stood outside with signs that read, 'We remember Freddie' and 'Our Hearts Are With The Gray Family.'
Melissa McDonald, 36, who said she was Gray's cousin, wore a shirt with 'Freddie Forever' printed on the back. She described her cousin as a nonviolent person.
'He didn't deserve to die the way he did,' she said.
Moment rioter smashes trash can through police car window
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Open casket; A tearful friend goes to put her hand on the head of Freddie Gray inside his coffin as she filed past to pay her last respects to the 25-year-old
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A mother's grief: Gloria Darden hugs her son Freddie Gray's body before his funeral at New Shiloh Baptist Church
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Gloria Darden, mother of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest by the Baltimore police department, sits by the casket at his burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Police drag Freddie Gray to van during arrest
Gray's wake followed demonstrations Saturday that turned violent. Roughly 1,200 protesters rallied outside City Hall on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
A smaller group splintered off and looted a convenience store and smashed storefront windows.
A protester tossed a flaming metal garbage can toward a line of police officers in riot gear as they tried to push back the crowd.
Earlier, a group of protesters smashed the windows of at least three police cars.
Some 34 people were arrested, according to Baltimore Police Department, and six police officers sustained minor injuries.
During a news conference on Sunday, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called for protesters to be peaceful.
'Fred matters': Outpouring of grief at Freddie Gray's funeral
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Saying goodbye: Mourner arrive at the open casket of Gray after lining up for hours to see the body of the 25-year-old
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Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) speaks during Freddie Gray's funeral at New Shiloh Baptist Church (left) and hugs the Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Passionate: Elijah Cummings (D-MD)speaks out during the funeral. Eddie Gray suffered fatal injuries while in police custody on April 12
'At the end of the day, we are one Baltimore. We need to support peaceful demonstration and continue to enforce in our communities that rioting, violence, and looting will not be tolerated in our city,' the mayor said. 'Together we can be one Baltimore and seek answers as we seek justice and as we seek peace.'
Gray's death has prompted near-daily demonstrations. Gray was arrested one week before he died when officers chased him through a West Baltimore neighborhood and dragged him into a police van.
Police said Gray was arrested after he made eye contact with officers and ran away. Officers held him down, handcuffed him and loaded him into the van. While inside, he became irate and leg cuffs were put on him, police have said.
Gray asked for medical help several times, beginning before he was placed in the van. After a 30-minute ride that included three stops, paramedics were called.
Authorities have not explained how or when Gray's spine was injured.
Police acknowledged on Friday that Gray should have received medical attention on the spot where he was arrested - before he was put inside a police transport van handcuffed and without a seat belt, a violation of the police department's policy.
THE HEROES OF THE RIOTS: AS VIOLENT RIPPED THROUGH BALTIMORE, SOME TOOK A STAND
Violence continued throughout the night in Baltimore, but some citizens refused to let it go ahead without taking a stand.
One mother was praised by Police Commissioner Anthony Batts after she was spotted smacking her son around the head for throwing rocks.
Dozens of passers-by applauded the woman who chased the boy down a street, screaming at him in rage to stop what he was doing.
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Not having it: This mother was spotted chasing after her son and telling him off for throwing rocks at police in Baltimore
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Praise: Police Commissioner Anthony Batts hailed the mother as an example of what all parents of rioters should have been doing
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts hailed the mother at a press conference shortly before midnight.
'In one scene you had a mother who grabbed a child who had a hood on his head and started smacking him on the head because she was so embarrassed. I wish there were more parents out there who took charge of their kids tonight.'
He later added: 'Take control of your kids. This is our city, let's make a difference.'
The mother was one of a number of people who came out in defense of their city.
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Taking a stand: Vietnam veteran Robert Valentine stood in the middle of a street shouting at rioters to go home
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Apparent call for peace: Nation Of Islam leaders took to the streets calling for peace, and linked arms with Bloods and Crips members
Some stood between rock-wielding mobs and police, calling for reason.
At around 7pm, as night fell, Vietnam veteran Robert Valentine stood in the middle of a street shouting at rioters to go home.
The crowds he faced were armed with stones and weapons, and the police behind him were hiding behind riot shields.
But Valentine said he felt compelled to stand up, unprotected, against the senseless violence.
In another, somewhat surprising, show of solidarity with law enforcement, Nation Of Islam leaders linked arms with gang members of Bloods and Crips, apparently calling for an end to looting.