Luther Porter Jackson (1892-1950)

Luther Porter Jackson (1892-1950)

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Creator:Dennis, Michael
Title:Luther Porter Jackson (1892-1950)
Date:1892-1950
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Entry on African American historian and civil rights activist Luther Porter Jackson who authored Free Negro Labor and Property Holding in Virginia, 1830-1860 (1942). He helped found the Petersburg League of Negro Voters in 1935 and worked to desegregate Richmond's public transit system. Includes photographs, a brief list of suggested readings, and a timeline.

Types:Articles | Black-and-white photographs | Timelines (chronologies)
Subjects:Jackson, Luther Porter, 1892-1950 | Historians--Virginia | African American civil rights workers--Virginia | Virginia State College--Faculty | Virginia
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Contributors:Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Online Publisher:Charlottesville, Va. : Virginia Foundation for the Humanities | 2011
Persistent Link to Item:http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Jackson_Luther_Porter_1892-1950