Lillie May Carroll Jackson

Who is Dr.Lillie May Carroll Jackson?

Lillie May Carroll Jackson (1889–1975) was a pioneering civil rights activist and organizer of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP, often called “the mother of the civil rights movement.” She played a crucial role in developing the non-violent resistance tactics later used by Martin Luther King Jr. and others during the early civil rights movement.

Born in Baltimore in 1889, Jackson began her career as a teacher before dedicating her life to civil rights activism. As president of the Baltimore NAACP from 1935 to 1970, she led significant campaigns, including the successful “Buy Where You Can Work” boycott against discriminatory businesses and the landmark Murray v. Pearson case, which desegregated the University of Maryland School of Law. Under her leadership, the Baltimore NAACP became the largest branch in the country.

Jackson’s legacy lives on through the Lillie May Carroll Jackson Museum, dedicated to preserving her contributions to the civil rights movement. She was posthumously inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame in 1986.

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1320 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

(An offsite unit of Morgan State University)

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