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Feb 25
2008
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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our HistoryPosted by Hugh in Untagged |

Jimmie Lee Jackson:
Jimmy Lee Jackson Was Born In Marion, Alabama in December 1938. He Was A Farm Laborer And Church Deacon. He Was Also Active In The Civil Rights Movement.
On February 17, 1965, He Took Part In A Protest In Support Of African American Voting Rights In Selma, AL. On The march To The Perry County Courthouse, His Mother, Viola Jackson and Grandfather, Cager Lee Jackson, Were With Him. The Marchers Were Attacked By State Troopers Armed With Billy Clubs, And When His Mother And Grandfather Were Assaulted, Jackson Went to Defend Them.
He Was Shot In The


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