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   Who killed Jimmie Lee Jackson?

   • Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot and killed by an Alabama state trooper in 1965; his death inspired a civil rights demonstration that led to the Voting Rights Act. (1938-1965) Who Was Jimmie Lee Jackson? Jimmie Lee Jackson became part of the Civil Rights Movement as a young man.

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   How did Jimmie Lee Jackson die?

   • Fowler died of pancreatic cancer on July 5, 2015 at the age of 81. Best Known For: Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot and killed by an Alabama state trooper in 1965; his death inspired a civil rights demonstration that led to the Voting Rights Act. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!

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   Where was Jimmie Lee Jackson shot?

   • LEFT: State troopers stand on the lawn of the Perry County Courthouse in Marion, Alabama, on Feb. 19, 1965, the day after a civil rights demonstration during which Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot. RIGHT: Zion United Methodist Church in Marion, Alabama, in 2021.

   Like George Floyd, Jimmie Lee Jackson’s death sparked a movement

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   Who was Jimmie Lee Jackson?

   • Former trooper Fowler was indicted in 2007 in Jackson's death. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was sentenced to six months in prison. Jimmie Lee Jackson was born in 1938 in Marion, Alabama, the county seat of Perry County, to Jimmie Lee Jackson and Viola Jackson, a local farming family. They all belonged to the Baptist church.

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   Jimmie Lee Jackson (December 16, 1938 – February 26, 1965) was an African American civil rights activist in Marion, Alabama, and a deacon in the Baptist church. On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper.

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot and killed by an Alabama state trooper in 1965; his death inspired a civil rights demonstration that led to the Voting Rights Act. Updated: Jul 7, 2020....

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   On February 26, 1965, Alabama civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson died after he was brutally beaten and shot by Alabama State Trooper James Bonard Fowler during a peaceful voting rights march on February 18, 1965. His death would spark the Selma to Montgomery marches, organized by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Director of ...

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   Feb 27, 2015 · On the night of Feb. 18, 1965, Jackson was shot by a state trooper, James Bonard Fowler, while he was coming to the aid of his mother who had been brutally beaten during a voting rights march. Jackson died eight days later at a hospital in neighboring Selma.

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   May 20, 2021 · The murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson is the forgotten catalyst of the voting right movement (5:03) Before the Selma to Montgomery march, there was a night march in Marion where Jimmie Lee...

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   December 16, 1938 to February 26, 1965. On the night of 18 February 1965, an Alabama state trooper shot Jimmie Lee Jackson in the stomach as he tried to protect his mother from being beaten at Mack’s Café.

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    — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King said this words at the funeral for Jimmie Lee Jackson, who died on Feb. 26, 1965, from injuries inflicted by police officers on the night of Feb. 18, 1965.