1914–1965
Biography · Civil Rights
Giles Beecher Jackson
1853–1924
United States
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Giles Beecher Jackson (1853–1924) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, entrepreneur, and civil rights activist. He was the first African-American to practice law before the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1887. Jackson co-authored The Industrial History of the Negro Race in Virginia (Virginia Press, 1908).
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