[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING DR. PRINCE JACKSON, JR.

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                            HON. JOHN BARROW

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  Mr. BARROW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of my 
constituents and one of my heroes, Dr. Prince Jackson, Jr., who died 
last Tuesday at the age of 85. There's an old proverb, ``He who 
refreshes others will himself be refreshed.'' Dr. Jackson proved it, 
because he spent his entire life refreshing others, and he certainly 
seemed to be refreshed all along the way.
  A mathematician by profession, with a master's degree from New York 
University and a Ph.D. from Boston College, Dr. Jackson was trained to 
think logically. But it was a passion for justice and equal opportunity 
that led him to fight the system of legal and economic discrimination 
that once defined our part of the country. After having been fired from 
his position in the public schools for daring to advocate an end to 
segregation, Dr. Jackson went on to become president of his alma mater, 
Savannah State University, and served as the president of the Savannah 
Branch of the NAACP. Even in retirement, Dr. Jackson continued to 
mentor teens and worked to overcome the economic vestiges of 
discrimination and the violence that threaten so many of our youth.
  Dr. Jackson leaves an indelible footprint on the academic and 
political landscape of Georgia. He was a good friend to me personally, 
but more importantly, he was a great man and a great leader.

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