Emory O. Jackson

Emory O. Jackson sits in the offices of his newspaper, The Birmingham World, for which he served as the editor from 1941 to 1975. Jackson was a tireless voice and activist for voting rights in Jefferson County.

Portrait of Emory O. Jackson, Alabama civil rights journalist
Courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library ,1102.2.51b19
Portrait of Emory O. Jackson, Alabama civil rights journalist