[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HATTIE ELIE JACKSON

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 6, 2013

  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
contributions of Mrs. Hattie Elie Jackson, a Memphis educator, a devout 
woman of faith and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. An Arkansas 
native, Mrs. Jackson graduated from Arkansas AM&N College, and obtained 
her master's degree at Columbia University in New York. She received 
further graduate-level education at the University of Chicago, and 
finally obtained her Education Specialist degree from the University of 
Tennessee at Knoxville.
  Mrs. Jackson used her extensive education and many talents to serve 
and nurture the Memphis community. For 25 years she presided as 
principal over Double Tree Elementary School, inspiring young hearts, 
and helping to shape the minds of local luminaries such as former 
Memphis Congressman, Harold Ford, Jr. She was a devoted member of St. 
Andrew AME church, and played an active and energetic role in her faith 
community. She was the former first lady of St. Andrew AME Church, 
where she served as a trustee, Sunday school teacher and President of 
the Ruth Circle Club.
  Mrs. Jackson was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement and in the 
Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968. In 2004, she was inspired to write 
and publish an account of her personal recollection of the Sanitation 
Strike, entitled 65 Dark Days in '68. Her primary purpose in recording 
her memories, thoughts and feelings was to educate younger and future 
generations as to what transpired in 1968, and to inspire them to 
continue to strive for greater things.
  Mrs. Hattie Jackson passed away on January 13, 2013 at 88 years of 
age. She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters and their husbands, 
Zita and Glenn Blankenship, and Cheri and Joseph Harrell as well as 
five grandchildren, two great granddaughters, a host of loving and 
supportive nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. I 
extend my heartfelt appreciation for the life and work of Hattie Elie 
Jackson. Hers was a life well-lived.

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