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Jimmie Lee Jackson (December 16, 1938 – February 26, 1965) was an African American civil rights activist in Marion, Alabama, and a deacon in the Baptist church. On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper.
3 de abr. de 2014 · Jimmie Lee Jackson was a civil rights activist who was shot and killed by an Alabama state trooper in 1965. His death sparked the Selma to Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act.
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a deacon, laborer, and father who was shot by a state trooper in 1965 while protecting his mother from violence in Marion, Alabama. His death sparked the Selma to Montgomery march that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a civil rights activist who was shot and killed by a trooper in 1965 while trying to protect his mother and grandfather from violence. His death sparked the first Selma-to-Montgomery march and the Voting Rights Act.
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a Vietnam veteran, Baptist deacon, and activist who was shot and killed by a state trooper in 1965 for attending a vigil for James Orange. His death inspired the first Selma-Montgomery march for voting rights, which led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a 26-year-old father, deacon, activist, and martyr of the Civil Rights Movement. Born in Marion, Alabama, to Viola Jackson, he graduated high school and initially moved to Indiana but returned to his hometown after his father's passing.
27 de feb. de 2015 · Jimmie Lee Jackson was a civil rights activist who was shot and killed by a state trooper in 1965. His death sparked the Selma-to-Montgomery march and challenged the federal government's power to prosecute racial crimes.
