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. Jackson died eight days later in the hospital.

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.

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.

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.

Jan 15, 2025 · Jimmie Lee Jackson Activist Jimmie Lee Jackson (1938-1965) is remembered for his tragic death at 26 years old at the hands of an Alabama state trooper during a small protest as part of the larger civil rights movement in Marion, Perry County.

Jimmie Lee Jackson was a 26-year-old father, deacon, activist, and martyr of the Civil Rights Movement. Born in Marion, Alabama, to Viola Jackson, he graduated high school and initially moved to Indiana but returned to his hometown after his father's passing.

Aug 3, 2015 · When Jimmie Lee Jackson saw his frail 80-year-old grandfather rudely turned away from the registrar’s office in 1962 after attempting to register to vote in Marion, Ala., the young man became angry. He knew he had to join the civil rights movement. On Feb. 18, 1965, he was among more than 200 people participating in a night march in Marion.

At age 72, James Bonard Fowler is asked about Jimmie Lee Jackson, a 26-year-old activist who he claimed he shot in self-defense on February 18, 1965. “My life was in danger and he was trying to kill me. I’d done it again if I had to,” said Fowler. Jackson died eight days later.

Feb 19, 2015 · The congregation included 26-year-old Jimmie Lee Jackson, a deacon and woodcutter who had tried to register to vote five times in Perry County, where only 265 of 5,202 eligible black voters...

Jimmie Lee Jackson, his mother, Viola Jackson, and his 82-year-old grandfather, Cager Lee, were among those who fled the escalating violence. Surrounded by panicking demonstrators, the three sought shelter in Mack's Cafe. Police followed …

Sep 13, 2024 · Rev. Jimmie Lee Jackson was a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement, whose tragic death became a catalyst for significant events in the struggle for racial equality. His commitment to nonviolence and justice was deeply influenced by the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson’s life and sacrifice underscore the ...

Jimmie Lee Jackson, was a Vietnam veteran, Baptist deacon, activist and martyr of the Civil Rights Movement. Jackson, active in the fight for equal rights, had tried multiple times to register to vote in Alabama and was denied each time.

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.

On February 18, 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in the stomach while unarmed and defending his mother from being beaten by law enforcement during a peaceful protest. He died on February 26 and is attributed to sparking the Selma-to-Montgomery marches that set the stage for the Voting Rights Act.

May 3, 2017 · On February 18, 1965, Alabama State Trooper James Fowler, fatally shot Jimmie Lee Jackson, the 26-year-old African-American victim, following a civil rights protest in Marion, Alabama. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he died on February 26, 1965, of an abdominal infection secondary to a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, at the hands of a man sworn to uphold the law, put the followers of nonviolence to a tremendous test. In the past 18 months, they had seen five murders in Alabama and six in Mississippi.

Feb 18, 2024 · When Jimmie Lee Jackson tried to protect his mother, one trooper threw him against a cigarette machine. A second trooper, James Bonard Fowler, shot Jackson, who was beaten again by police after staggering from the café.

Aug 20, 2024 · Jimmie Lee Jackson: Civil rights activist whose tragic death in 1965 during a peaceful protest in Alabama galvanized the Selma to Montgomery marches and Voting Rights Act.

Biography: Civil rights protester and church deacon who was shot and killed by Alabama State Trooper James Bonard Fowler in 1965 during a peaceful march for voting rights in his home town of Marion, Alabama. His death inspired the Selma to Montgomery marches a month later that ultimately led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

5 days ago · The Oxford Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Murrah High School graduate Jimmie "Jay" Lee of Jackson. Lee's remains were found about 90 minutes south of Oxford and about 35 ...

Jackson, a civil rights activist and a deacon in the Baptist church, was beaten and shot by state troopers in Marion, Alabama, during a peaceful voting rights march. He was unarmed. His death was the catalyst for the march from Selma to Montgomery just a month later.

6 days ago · OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) – Oxford police and Carroll County deputies have confirmed the remains of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, the University of Mississippi student who disappeared nearly three years ago ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Jimmie “Jay” Lee was last seen on July 8, 2022, in Oxford, Mississippi, and police say Lee’s remains might have just been found (via Oxford Police Department)

16 hours ago · Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., the man tried in court for allegedly killing Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, is expected to face a new charge just days after Lee's remains were discovered and ...

6 days ago · Human remains found in Carroll County, Mississippi, have been confirmed to be those of missing Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, according to the Oxford Police Department (OPD).