Background
Jackson, Jesse Jefferson was born on October 31, 1936 in Moundville, Alabama, United States. Son of Tilden H. and Vivian Lucille (Munn) Jackson.
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Jesse Jefferson Jackson
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Bachelor cum laude, University Tampa, 1959. Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1974.
Career
Teacher, Memorial Junior High School, Tampa, 1959;
instructor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1960-1962;
assistant professor of history, U. Montevallo, Alabama, 1962-1969;
associate professor, U. Montevallo, Alabama, 1969-1979;
professor, U. Montevallo, Alabama, since 1979. President Shelby Academy, Shelby County, Alabama, 1978-1979. Consultant Southeastern Model Arab League, Atlanta, 1989, Savannah, Georgia, 1990.
Instructor Elderhostels, Montevallo.
Achievements
Membership
Member Shelby County Republican Committee, 1972-1985. County coordinator Bush for President, 1980. President Shelby Horse Show, 1979.
Member Southern History Association, Alabama History Association, Alabama Association Historians, Southern Association Africanists, Alabama Council United States-Arab Relations (founding member), Pi Kappa Alpha.
Interests
Connections
Married Shirley Jeanne Fulton, July 27, 1963. 1 child, Matthew Jesse.
Education
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1959
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1960
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1974
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1959
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1962 - 1969