Jackson, Emory Overton
1908-1975 · Contribution: 1934-1975
Newspaper editor; civil rights organizer
Edited the Birmingham World for 35 years, earning the nickname “The Voice of Black Birmingham” for his relentless documentation of voting rights struggles, police brutality, and school segregation throughout the Alabama civil rights movement
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1908, Buena Vista, Georgia
- Active since
- 1934
- Category
- Press & Photography
- Best known for
- 'The Voice of Black Birmingham'
Impact on the world
Jackson gave Alabama's civil rights movement its most persistent chronicler and protected its foot soldiers, combining fearless reporting with quiet organizational work behind the headlines.
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