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Inez Jackson
1907–1993
United States
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Biography
Inez Jackson (January 9, 1907 – November 19, 1993) was an American activist, teacher, and postal worker. After earning a teaching degree at Langston University, she taught school in Shawnee, Oklahoma. When her husband was obliged to serve during World War II at the Oakland shipyards, she relocated to California, but as an African American, was unable to secure work as a teacher.
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