- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (8 video files (3 hr., 40 min., 17 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Community activist James L. Jackson was born on April 18, 1926. He was educated in Fulton County, Georgia's public school system. He received his certification as a lay parish associate from the United Methodist Church and was a member of the Mallalieu Methodist Church for seventy years. He worked for the federal government for twenty-seven years before retiring with his combined three years of service in the Armed Forces. He served on the East Point Housing Review Board, the East Point Community Relations Commission, and the Department of Political and Human Rights. He was also active with the South Fulton Boosters of East Point and the Thornhill Scholarship Board. In East Point, Georgia American Legion Post 51 honored Jackson with the title of "Mr. East Point". East Point Mayor Patsy Joe Hilliard named the "James L. Jackson Pedestrian Community Foot Bridge" in honor of him in 2001.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with James L. Jackson
- James L. Jackson
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 997167161
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with James L. Jackson.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
034017
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Ed Anderson, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2005 August 2.
Recorded East Point, Georgia 2005 December 7.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Community Activist.
- Added Author
Jackson, James L., 1926- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Anderson, Ed, interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.