[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MRS. BEULAH JACKSON

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                           HON. PATRICK RYAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 1, 2024

  Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the life and legacy of an 
impactful community leader, Mrs. Beulah Jackson.
  As a life-long New York resident, Mrs. Jackson spent her life leading 
her community of Beacon where she resided for 75 years. She worked 
alongside politicians and organizations to promote an inclusive and 
equitable community for those around her.
  Her advocacy roles have included being a civic leader of the African 
American community and a long-time member of the NAACP. She was 
inspired by the Civil Rights movement recognized leaders such as Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson. With such significant 
role models, Mrs. Jackson worked alongside contemporaries such as Mayor 
Clara Lou Gould, Peter Seeger, and Rev. Barbara Baker to promote 
critical relationships between community members and their leaders 
throughout Dutchess County and the larger New York State.
  Mrs. Jackson's legacy has truly made a mark on her local and larger 
communities. Her incredible dedication to various programs created for 
uplifting communities, specifically in Poughkeepsie and Beacon, has 
always been inspiring to those around her and for years to come.
  As the first African-American bookkeeper in Poughkeepsie and the 
first African-American Director of the Anti-Poverty Program in Beacon, 
Mrs. Jackson was a trailblazer who should be honored for her service. 
Even her work with scholarship programs at the local schools or in 
youth clubs, she has touched the lives of the young and the old, truly 
contributing to the social fabric for the county.
  I am truly honored to say that the district I represent had such a 
strong leader to show all of us the importance of service and community 
engagement. Her leadership will remain admirable as I hope we all can 
learn from the accomplishments of this amazing woman.

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