CIVIL RIGHTS Jimmie Lee Jackson was a $6-a-day Negro woodcutter who lived with his mother, his sister and his grandfather on a patch of red-clay soil outside Marion, Ala. One night last month ...

A memorial for Jimmie Lee Jackson stands at the former site of Mack's Cafe, where he was beaten and shot by Alabama State Troopers on Feb. 18, 1965, in Marion, Alabama.

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state... Share By Ayana Archie Mar 08, 2025 7:00am (NPR) ...