The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Angela Jackson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Angela Jackson

11/22/2005

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2005.247

Playwright and poet Angela Jackson (1951 - ) has won numerous awards for her work. Jackson is actively involved in Chicago's Organization of Black American Culture, where she has mentored young black writers. Jackson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/22/2005, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 40m 20s

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Jackson, Angela, 1951-

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Angela Jackson, poet, playwright and fictionist, was born July 25, 1951, in Greenville, Mississippi. Her father, George Jackson, Sr. and mother, Angeline Robinson Jackson moved to Chicago where Jackson attended St. Anne's Catholic School. Fascinated with books, Jackson frequented the Kelly Branch Library and admired Chicago's Gwendolyn Brooks. She graduated from Loretto Academy in 1968 with a pre-med scholarship to Northwestern University. In 1977, Jackson received her B.A. degree from Northwest...