Accomplishments:
- First Black woman principal in the United States
- One of the first vice presidents of the National Association of Colored Women
- School in East Passyunk was renamed in her honor in 2022, as well as what is now Baltimore’s Coppin State University
Final word: Jackson wrote, “It was in me to get an education and to teach my people. This idea was deep in my soul.”
Reporting by Aly Kerrigan and Ethan Young.