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| Popular As | Esther Cooper Jackson |
| Occupation | Civil Rights Leader |
| Age | 103 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 21, 1917 (Virginia) |
| Birthday | August 21 |
| Town/City | Virginia |
| Nationality | Virginia |
Esther Cooper Jackson’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Esther Cooper Jackson was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Remembered best as a founder of the African- American journal Freedomways, this civil rights Activist and author penned such articles as "This is My Husband: Fighter for His People, Political Refugee" and "The Negro Woman Domestic Worker in Relation to Trade Unionism."
After graduating from Oberlin College, she earned a sociology master's degree from Fisk University.
Her influential journal influenced the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
She grew up in Arlington, Virginia, as the daughter of an Activist mother who served as the northern Virginia branch President of the NAACP. She met her husband, fellow Activist James E. Jackson, while working for the Southern Negro Youth Congress in Birmingham, Alabama.
Her Freedomways journal published pieces by Alice Walker, Lorraine Hansberry, and other prominent African-American Writers.
