Background
Jackson, Joy Juanita was born on October 8, 1928 in New Orleans. Daughter of Oliver Daniel and Oneida Christina (Drouant) Jackson.
Jackson, Joy Juanita was born on October 8, 1928 in New Orleans. Daughter of Oliver Daniel and Oneida Christina (Drouant) Jackson.
Student, Louisiana State University, 1946—1949. Bachelor, Tulane University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1961.
Feature writer New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1951—1956. Instructor Nicholls State College, Thibodaux, Louisiana, 1961—9192, assistant professor, 1962—1966, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, 1966—1968, associate professor, 1968—1973, professor history, since 1973. Director Center Regional Studies & University Archive, since 1982.
Member of Oral History Assn, Southeast Louisiana History Association (president Hammond 1978), Louisiana Southern History Association (director 1966-1968, president 1977-1978), American Southern History Association.