Esther Cooper Jackson

Esther Victoria Cooper Jackson (August 21, 1917 – August 23, 2022) was an American civil rights activist and social worker. She was one of the founding editors of the magazine Freedomways. She also was an organizational and executive secretary at the Southern Negro Youth Congress.

Jackson died at a retirement center in Boston, Massachusetts on August 23, 2022, two days after turning 105.

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