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Nannie Cox Jackson
1865–1953
United States
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Nannie Cox Jackson (February 26, 1865 – September 19, 1953) was a prominent African-American educator, wealthy property owner and businesswoman in Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to her career as an educator, Jackson is notable for being one of the most substantial African-American landowners in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as owner of one of the first African-American billboard companies in the United States, Jackson Advertising.
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