Jimmie Lee Jackson
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Jimmie Lee Jackson was a young African American civil rights activist whose 1965 killing by an Alabama state trooper became a catalyst for the Selma to Montgomery marches and the Voting Rights Act.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson | 1 |
| Jimmie Lee Jackson canonical | 1 |
| Jimmie Lee Jackson (in The Trial of the Chicago 7) | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual civil rights observances in Marion, Alabama
ⓘ
civil rights memorials in Alabama ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-12-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-02-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Jackson ⓘ |
| givenName | Jimmie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | police violence against civil rights demonstrators ⓘ |
| influenced |
Selma to Montgomery marches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Alabama state trooper ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being killed by an Alabama state trooper during a civil rights protest
ⓘ
his death serving as a catalyst for the Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ influencing passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| occupation | civil rights activist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
civil rights protests in Marion, Alabama
ⓘ
voting rights demonstrations in Alabama ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Marion, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Marion, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jimmie Lee Jackson (in The Trial of the Chicago 7)
this entity surface form:
1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson