There are many cold cases from the civil rights movements. Many people were murdered in the struggle for equality in this country, and those hate crimes were never solved. Such was the case of Wharlest Jackson of Natchez, Mississippi.
Jackson and his wife, Exerlena, were working class blacks of Natchez who had been married for 13 years. Jackson, a 12-year employee of Armstrong Tire & Rubber, had just been promoted to working in the company’s chemical mixing plant - with a raise to 17 cents an hour, enough for his wife to finally quit working in the school cafeteria and take care of their five children full time.
There existed only one major problem with Jackson’s promotion: He beat out two white workers for the job. CONTINUE....
No comments:
Post a Comment