Difference between revisions of "James Jackson"
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James Jackson was an Executive Board member of the [[Communist Party USA]] dominated [[U.S. Peace Council]]<ref>USPC conference brochure Yale University November 8-10, 1985</ref> 1983-1985-[[Communist Party USA]] representative. | James Jackson was an Executive Board member of the [[Communist Party USA]] dominated [[U.S. Peace Council]]<ref>USPC conference brochure Yale University November 8-10, 1985</ref> 1983-1985-[[Communist Party USA]] representative. | ||
| − | ==Communist Party dissidents== | + | ==Communist Party USA== |
| + | [[James Jackson]] worked as the Southern Affairs secretary for the [[CPUSA]]. At this time Jackson was working in close association with [[Rosa Parks]].<ref name=pw/> | ||
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| + | ===Communist Party dissidents=== | ||
On November 15-16 1991, 30 dissident members of the National Committee of the [[Communist Party USA]] convened a meeting to "sign a statement of events" - most or all signatories were soon to break with the party and were later to form [[Committees of Correspondence]]. | On November 15-16 1991, 30 dissident members of the National Committee of the [[Communist Party USA]] convened a meeting to "sign a statement of events" - most or all signatories were soon to break with the party and were later to form [[Committees of Correspondence]]. | ||
The signatories included [[James Jackson]], New York<ref>List of those NC members who signed statement of events at meeting of 11/15-16/91</ref>; | The signatories included [[James Jackson]], New York<ref>List of those NC members who signed statement of events at meeting of 11/15-16/91</ref>; | ||
| − | ==Communist Party reformer== | + | ===Communist Party reformer=== |
In 1991, James Jackson, New York, was one of several hundred [[Communist Party USA]] membersto sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party" - most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found [[Committees of Correspondence]].<ref>Addendum to Initiative document</ref> | In 1991, James Jackson, New York, was one of several hundred [[Communist Party USA]] membersto sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party" - most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found [[Committees of Correspondence]].<ref>Addendum to Initiative document</ref> | ||
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==Symposium on James and Esther Jackson== | ==Symposium on James and Esther Jackson== | ||
| − | On October 28, 2006, an event entitled ''"James and Esther Jackson, the American Left and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement"'' was held at the Tamiment Library of New York University. Three panels of academics and activists delivered papers illuminating the lives of the [[James Jackson]] and his wife [[Esther Jackson]], their co-workers and the struggles in which they participated that helped shape developments in the United States from the late 1930s to the present. [[Angela Davis]], [[David Levering Lewis]], [[Percy Sutton]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[Michael Nash]], [[Jean Carey Bond]], [[Michael Anderson]], [[Maurice Jackson]] and [[Charlene Mitchell]] delivered papers and spoke at the event. [[Sam Webb]], [[Debbie Amis Bell]] and [[Daniel Rubin]] were among the estimated 250 individuals who attended the event.<ref>[[People's World]]: [http://www.peoplesworld.org/james-and-esther-jackson-shapers-of-history/ ''James and Esther Jackson: shapers of history'', December 15, 2006], by [[Daniel Rubin]] (accessed on November 8, 2010)</ref> | + | On October 28, 2006, an event entitled ''"James and Esther Jackson, the American Left and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement"'' was held at the Tamiment Library of New York University. Three panels of academics and activists delivered papers illuminating the lives of the [[James Jackson]] and his wife [[Esther Jackson]], their co-workers and the struggles in which they participated that helped shape developments in the United States from the late 1930s to the present. [[Angela Davis]], [[David Levering Lewis]], [[Percy Sutton]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[Michael Nash]], [[Jean Carey Bond]], [[Michael Anderson]], [[Maurice Jackson]] and [[Charlene Mitchell]] delivered papers and spoke at the event. [[Sam Webb]], [[Debbie Amis Bell]] and [[Daniel Rubin]] were among the estimated 250 individuals who attended the event.<ref name=pw>[[People's World]]: [http://www.peoplesworld.org/james-and-esther-jackson-shapers-of-history/ ''James and Esther Jackson: shapers of history'', December 15, 2006], by [[Daniel Rubin]] (accessed on November 8, 2010)</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner]] | [[Category:Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner]] | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 7 November 2010
Template:TOCnestleft James E. Jackson of New York
Fugitive
In the St. Louis Metropolitan area,it is little known that Dr. brother James E. Jackson had refuge underground in the 50s with the famous labor leaders, Ernest Calloway and Deverne Calloway,in Kinloch,MO,a stone's throw from St. Louis[1].
National Committee Against Repressive Legislation
Circa 1965, James Jackson was listed as the Coordinator of the Greater Boston Area Coalition to Stop S. 1437, an affiliate with the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation.[2]
Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner
On April 28, 1966 James Jackson was a sponsor of the Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner. The dinner was held on the occasion of Herbert Aptheker's 50th birthday, the publication of his 20th book, and the 2nd anniversary of the American Institute for Marxist Studies. It was held in the Sutton Ballroom, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas, 53rd to 54th Street, New York City. Most speakers, organizers and sponsors were known members or supporters of the Communist Party USA.[3]
1980s U.S. Peace Council Executive Board
James Jackson was an Executive Board member of the Communist Party USA dominated U.S. Peace Council[4] 1983-1985-Communist Party USA representative.
Communist Party USA
James Jackson worked as the Southern Affairs secretary for the CPUSA. At this time Jackson was working in close association with Rosa Parks.[5]
Communist Party dissidents
On November 15-16 1991, 30 dissident members of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA convened a meeting to "sign a statement of events" - most or all signatories were soon to break with the party and were later to form Committees of Correspondence.
The signatories included James Jackson, New York[6];
Communist Party reformer
In 1991, James Jackson, New York, was one of several hundred Communist Party USA membersto sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party" - most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found Committees of Correspondence.[7]
CoC National Conference endorser
In 1992, James Jackson, former editor The Worker, New York endorsed the Committees of Correspondence national conference Conference on Perspectives for Democracy and Socialism in the 90s held at Berkeley California July 17-19.[8]
Symposium on James and Esther Jackson
On October 28, 2006, an event entitled "James and Esther Jackson, the American Left and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement" was held at the Tamiment Library of New York University. Three panels of academics and activists delivered papers illuminating the lives of the James Jackson and his wife Esther Jackson, their co-workers and the struggles in which they participated that helped shape developments in the United States from the late 1930s to the present. Angela Davis, David Levering Lewis, Percy Sutton, Pete Seeger, Michael Nash, Jean Carey Bond, Michael Anderson, Maurice Jackson and Charlene Mitchell delivered papers and spoke at the event. Sam Webb, Debbie Amis Bell and Daniel Rubin were among the estimated 250 individuals who attended the event.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.peoplesworld.org/james-and-esther-jackson-and-the-long-civil-rights-revolution
- ↑ NCARL letter, circa October 1965
- ↑ Dinner Program for the Herbert Aptheke Dinner, April 28, 1966
- ↑ USPC conference brochure Yale University November 8-10, 1985
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 People's World: James and Esther Jackson: shapers of history, December 15, 2006, by Daniel Rubin (accessed on November 8, 2010)
- ↑ List of those NC members who signed statement of events at meeting of 11/15-16/91
- ↑ Addendum to Initiative document
- ↑ CCDS Background