Esther Cooper Jackson

January 10, 2024
Civil Rights Leader

Quick Facts

Esther Cooper Jackson
Full Name Esther Cooper Jackson
Occupation Civil Rights Leader
Date Of Birth Aug 21, 1917(1917-08-21)
Age 107
Birthplace Arlington
Country United States
Birth City Virginia
Horoscope Leo

Esther Cooper Jackson Biography

Name Esther Cooper Jackson
Birthday Aug 21
Birth Year 1917
Place Of Birth Arlington
Home Town Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Leo

Esther Cooper Jackson is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on August 21, 1917 in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Most well-known as the founding member of the African- American journal Freedomways This human rights advocate and writer wrote such articles including “This is My Husband: Fighter for His People, Political Refugee” and “The Negro Woman Domestic Worker in Relation to Trade Unionism.”

Her Freedomways journal included writings written by Her Freedomways journal published pieces by Alice Walker, Lorraine Hansberry, and other prominent African-American writers., Lorraine Hansberry, and other notable African- American writers.

She was born in Arlington, Virginia, as the daughter of an activist mother who was Northern Virginia region president in the NAACP. She got married to her husband, active activist James E. Jackson, as a volunteer at the Southern Negro Youth Congress in Birmingham, Alabama.

Esther Cooper Jackson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Civil Rights Leader
House Living in own house.

Esther Cooper Jackson is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Esther Cooper Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduation at Oberlin College, she earned an MS in sociology from Fisk University.

Her influential journal had a profound influence on that journal’s impact on Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.

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Facts & Trivia

Esther Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Esther Cooper Jackson celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Esther Cooper Jackson

  1. Esther Cooper Jackson was a civil rights activist born in 1917.
  2. She co-founded Freedomways magazine with her husband in 1961.
  3. Jackson was a member of the Communist Party USA.
  4. She worked as an editor for the National Guardian newspaper.
  5. Jackson was involved in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  6. She helped organize the Southern Negro Youth Congress in 1946.
  7. Jackson was a key figure in the struggle for desegregation and voting rights.
  8. She received numerous awards for her activism, including the Paul Robeson Award.
  9. Jackson passed away on January 2, 2022 at age 104.
  10. Her legacy continues to inspire activists fighting for social justice today.

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