Esther Cooper Jackson (Civil Rights Leader ) was born in Virginia, United States on a Tuesday, August 21, 1917 🎈. Esther Cooper Jackson is 106 years old. She is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
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.”
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| FULL NAME: | Esther Cooper Jackson |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 21, 1917 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Virginia, United States |
| AGE: | 106 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Esther Cooper Jackson is a Civil Rights Leader. Esther was born in the 1910s, in the middle of the G.I. Generation generation. G.I. Generation, also known as The Greatest Generation, are individuals born between 1901 and 1924. They are those who experienced the Great Depression and World War II in their adulthood, all leading to strong models of teamwork to overcome and progress.
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. Find out who is Esther Cooper Jackson dating right now.
After graduating from Oberlin College, she earned a sociology master’s degree from Fisk University.
DID YOU KNOW Her influential journal influenced the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
FACT Her Freedomways journal published pieces by Alice Walker, Lorraine Hansberry, and other prominent African-American writers.
SEE ALSO Esther Cooper Jackson’s net worth as of 2024.
Birthday
Currently, Esther Cooper Jackson is 106 years old. Her next birthday is away. Esther will celebrate her 107th birthday on a Tuesday, August 21st. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 21, 1917. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Esther Cooper Jackson’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Esther Cooper Jackson was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Esther Cooper Jackson is a 106 years old Civil Rights Leader, born in August, in the Year of the Serpent (1917), and is a Leo. Her life path number is 11. Esther’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and her birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 21.
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