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When most people look back at the history behind the Civil Rights Movements and its contributors, they almost always think of very well-known people, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm. X, and Rosa Parks. But, what about the other people who contributed and sacrificed just as much, if not more, for the movement? Unless one has either experienced the struggles of the movements for themselves, done deep research on the subject of the movements, or has been told much information from someone who has a vast knowledge on the movements and who all was involved, they would most-likely not know about most of the many other people who went through and contributed to the movement. One of these many people who usually go unheard about is Jimmie Lee Jackson, a civil rights activist and protestor who was shot in the stomach and killed by one of Alabama’s state troopers in an attempt to protect his mother from being beaten by said state trooper.

Early Life

Legacy

Jimmie Lee Jackson

A newspaper clipping announcing the date of the incident and the fact that Jackson was

one of the victims.

References

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1.http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_jackson_jimmie_lee_19381965

2.http://www.oxfordaasc.com.fetch.mhsl.uab.edu/article/opr/t0002/e2035?from=browse&hi=1&pos=24&pos2=2

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Jackson’s death not only served as a grim reminder to the black community of the fact that, by fighting for their rights and trying to stand up to an oppressive majority, they were not only sacrificing a lot of their time and energy, but they were also putting their very lives at very high risk. However, Jackson’s death also served to inspire the black community as well. It was a reminder to them that they must keep fighting and risking their lives if they wanted things to get done for the sake of both the people who have already sacrificed their lives for the movement, as well as the people who will receive their rights as a result of their struggles.

Introduction

Education

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Born in Marion, Alabama on December 16, 1938, Jackson was the son of […] and an unknown man, both of whom were at one point farmers.

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