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E. Belle Jackson

1848–1942

United States

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Eliza Isabelle Mitchell Jackson (née Eliza Isabelle Mitchell; December 31, 1848 – October 6, 1942) commonly known as E. Belle Jackson, was an American educator, activist, small business owner, and abolitionist from Kentucky. Jackson was one of the founders of the Colored Orphans Industrial Home in Lexington, Kentucky.

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