Lillie May Carroll Jackson & Juanita Jackson Mitchell-Baltimore, MD
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Lillie May Carroll Jackson & Juanita Jackson Mitchell (Baltimore Black History)-As pioneers of non-violent resistance, Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson and daughter Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped lay the foundation for the national Civil Rights Movement.
Waymark Code: WM11KYH
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2019
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Lillie May Carroll Jackson & Juanita Jackson Mitchell (Baltimore Black History)- As pioneers of non-violent resistance, Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson and daughter Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped lay the foundation for the national Civil Rights Movement in 1931, they founded the City-Wide Young People’s Forum for West Baltimore youth. In 1935, Lillie Mae became president of the city’s NAACP chapter, working with Juanita to mount powerful challenges to discrimination statewide. The first black woman to practice law in Maryland, Juanita became a major lifelong figure in the fight for equality.
The marker is on a brick post at the entrance to a parking lot on Pulaski Street.
Group that erected the marker: Baltimore Heritage Organization
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
338 N Pulaski Street
BALTIMORE, MD USA
21223
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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