Fundraising goal met for Jackson memorial
NATCHEZ — The family of civil rights hero Wharlest Jackson Sr. has met its fundraising goal for a commemorative marker.
Wharlest Jackson Jr. said Friday the $600 goal was met Friday. The marker will cost approximately $800. Wharlest Jr. and sister Denise Ford each contributed $100.
Jackson, 36, died on Feb. 27, 1967, when a planted bomb exploded in his Chevy pickup. Jackson, a black man, had recently been promoted at the Armstrong Tire Factory to a job that had been traditionally done by whites.
Jackson’s killers were never found.
Ford said in a previous report the marker will be placed along Minor Street, the site of the bombing.
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