Luther Porter Jackson
Luther Jackson | |
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Born | Columbia University Teachers' College(M.A., 1916) (Ph.D., 1937)University of Chicago | July 11, 1892
Occupation(s) | Scholar, historian, author, professor |
Spouse | Johnnella Frazer |
Luther Porter Jackson (July 11, 1892 – April 20, 1950) was a historian, educator, author, and
Early life and education
Jackson was born July 11, 1892, in
Career
In 1915, Jackson began his teaching career in
Jackson published his doctoral dissertation, Free Negro Labor and Property Holdings in Virginia, 1830-1860 in 1942, and would publish more than sixty books, articles, pamphlets, and newspaper articles. In 1945, Jackson published Negro Office Holders in Virginia, 1865–1895, with the earlier work establishing hims as expert on Virginia history. Both books also showed African Americans as productive citizens, and supported Jackson's political advocacy described below, that ending racial oppression would allow blacks to contribute more fully to American society. Jackson also re-published his 1937 history of
Social activism
As a professor and teachers' union activist, Jackson worked to stimulate political awakening among black Virginians. Encouraged by
Jackson also fought Virginia's
However, his activism was not without pushback, both from white supremacists and from more radical African Americans. In October 1942, at the suggestion of
Personal life
In 1922, Jackson married Johnnella Frazer, a fellow Fisk graduate. and initially a piano teacher at the institute, and later the organist for Gillfield Baptist Church as well as a music professor at Virginia State. They had three sons and a daughter.
Death
Jackson died in Petersburg, Virginia on April 20, 1950, following a heart attack. He is buried in historic Blandford Cemetery, joined by his wife of nearly five decades.
Legacy
His papers and some effects are held by the special collections library of
The Luther Porter Jackson Black Cultural Center at
In 1954,
Works
Books[19]
- Free Negro Labor and Property Holding in Virginia, 1830-1860 (1942)
- The History of the Virginia State Teachers Association (1937)
- Negro Office-Holders in Virginia, 1865-1895 (1945)
- A Short History of the Gillfield Baptist Church of Petersburg, Virginia (1941)
- Virginia Negro Soldiers and Seaman in the Revolutionary War (1944)
- "Citizenship Training--A Neglected Area in Adult Education." Journal of Negro Education 14 (summer 1945): 477-87
- "Early strivings of the Negro in Virginia." Journal of Negro History 25 (January 1940).
- "Race and Suffrage in the South since 1940." New South (June–July 1948): 1-26.
- "Unexplored Fields in the History of the Negro in the United States." Negro History Bulletin 8 (December 1944): 57–67.
- "Work of the Association and the People." Journal of Negro History 20 (October 1935): 385–96.
References
- ^ Michael Dennis, "Luther P. Jackson Luther Porter Jackson in Encyclopedia Virginia
- ^ Dennis, Michael. Luther P. Jackson and a Life for Civil Rights University Press of Florida, 2004.
- ^ "Page 162". digital.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "A Guide to the Luther Porter Jackson Papers, 1772-1960 Jackson, Luther Porter papers, 1772-1960 1952-l".
- ^ Brundage, William Fitzhugh. The Southern past: a clash of race and memory. Belknap Press, 2005.
- ^ http://www.vsu.edu/files/images/history/jackson-place.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.vsu.edu/files/images/history/jackson-place.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Luther Porter Jackson (1892–1950) – Encyclopedia Virginia".
- ^ "Luther Porter Jackson (1892–1950) – Encyclopedia Virginia".
- ^ Brent Tarter, The Grandees of Government: the Origins and Persistence of Undemocratic Politics in Virginia (Charlottesville, University of Virginia Press, 2013) p. 325
- ^ "Gordon Blaine Hancock (1884–1970) – Encyclopedia Virginia".
- ^ "Durham Manifesto | Encyclopedia.com".
- ^ "Luther Porter Jackson (1892–1950) – Encyclopedia Virginia".
- ^ "A Guide to the Luther Porter Jackson Papers, 1772-1960 Jackson, Luther Porter papers, 1772-1960 1952-l".
- ^ "Luther P. Jackson Jr. Obituary (2008) the Progress-Index". Legacy.com.
- ^ "The Luther Porter Jackson Black Cultural Center, Office of African American Affairs, University of Virginia". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ "Home / Home".
- ^ "Luther P. Jackson and Cumberland Training School | African American Historic Sites Database". Archived from the original on 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ A Guide to the Luther Porter Jackson Papers, 1772-1960. Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vsu/vipets00009.xml.frame"
- ^ Dennis,2004.
- ^ Gavins, Raymond. The Perils and Prospects of Southern Black Leadership: Gordon Blaine Hancock, 1884–1970. Duke University Press, 1993.>