Jimmie Lee Jackson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 59 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 16,1938 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Marion |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 26,1965 |
| Died | Selma |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Viola Jackson |
| Buried | Heard Cemetery, Alabama, United States |
| Organizations | Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| Children | Cordelia Billingsley |
| Siblings | Emma Jean Jackson |
| Place of burial | Heard Cemetery, Alabama, United States |
| Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
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| ID | 481205 |
Jimmie Lee Jackson Life story
Jimmie Lee Jackson 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.
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