Background
Jackson, Garnet Nelson was born on May 27, 1944 in New Orleans. Daughter of Carrie (Brent) Sherman.
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Rosa Parks: Hero of Our Time (Beginning Biographies)
(A brief biography of the African American who, in refusin...)
A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813652324/?tag=2022091-20
Elijah McCoy: Inventor (Beginning Biographies)
(A simple biography of the black engineer who invented the...)
A simple biography of the black engineer who invented the automatic lubricator for railway systems and thus gave rise to the phrase "the real McCoy."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813652308/?tag=2022091-20
Benjamin Banneker, Scientist (Beginning Biographies)
(Simple rhyming text introduces the life and work of the A...)
Simple rhyming text introduces the life and work of the African-American scientist, astronomer, surveyor, and almanac publisher.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813652286/?tag=2022091-20
Mae Jemison, Astronaut
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813652391/?tag=2022091-20
Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman (Beginning Biographies)
(This biography examines the life of Shirley Chisholm and ...)
This biography examines the life of Shirley Chisholm and her rise to prominence as the first African American woman to serve in the United States Congress.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813652413/?tag=2022091-20
Rosa Parks-Hero of Our Time (Beginning Biographies-African Americans)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813657059/?tag=2022091-20
Garnet Nelson Jackson
Edit Profilewriter Elementary education educator
Garnet Nelson Jackson, American Elementary education educator, writer. Avocations: reading, sewing, art collecting.
F C. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Flint, since 1985, The Urban League, Flint, since 1990, The GreaterFlint Optimist Club, since 1991. Member Michigan Reading Association, Broome's Book Club, International Reading Association.
Education
Bachelor, Dillard U., New Orleans, 1968.
Career
Teacher, Flint Cmty. Schools, since 1968; columnist, The Flint (Michigan) Journal, 1990-1995; author, Paramount Public, Modern Curriculum Press, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1993-1995. Freelance writer The Flint (Michigan) Journal, Harcourt Brace Public, San Antonio, 1996.
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Rosa Parks: Hero of Our Time (Beginning Biographies)
(A brief biography of the African American who, in refusin...)
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Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman (Beginning Biographies)
(This biography examines the life of Shirley Chisholm and ...)
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Elijah McCoy: Inventor (Beginning Biographies)
(A simple biography of the black engineer who invented the...)
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Benjamin Banneker, Scientist (Beginning Biographies)
(Simple rhyming text introduces the life and work of the A...)
- Mae Jemison, Astronaut
- Mae Jemison Astronaut/Prepack of 6
- Rosa Parks-Hero of Our Time (Beginning Biographies-African Americans)
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Rosa Parks: Hero of Our Time (Beginning Biographies)
Membership
Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Flint, since 1985, The Urban League, Flint, since 1990, The GreaterFlint Optimist Club, since 1991. Member Michigan Reading Association, Broome's Book Club, International Reading Association.
Connections
Married Anthony M. Jackson, December 30, 1970 (divorcedMar. 1978); 1 child, Damon M. Jackson.
