In the words of Jacksonâs granddaughter, Amber Holland, âShe was sadly mistaken.â
Jackson spent years calling to inquire about job openings, submitting applications and offering recommendations â all while working the assembly line at the former RCA Lancaster Tube Plant on New Holland Avenue. But there was one step in the application process that constantly caused her issues: the photograph.
When school officials noticed from her picture that she was a Black woman, theyâd reject her application, Holland said.
Eventually, Jackson took another approach. Every Friday, she spent the day sitting in the superintendentâs office, waiting for her opportunity to come. And, in 1961, it did.
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