Jackson

Jackson

the capital city of the US state of ↑Mississippi

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Jack|son, Andrew

(1767-1845) a US soldier and politician in the Democratic Party who was the President of the US from 1829 to 1937. He became popular because of his success as a military leader in the battles against the ↑creek tribe in 1812 and against the British in 1815. His picture is printed on the US twenty-dollar ↑bill.

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Jackson, Mi|chael

(1958- ) a very successful US pop singer, songwriter, and dancer. As a child, he was a member of The Jackson Five in the 1970s. He then worked on his own and became even more successful with the ↑albums Thriller and Bad, and with his performances in concert.

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Jackson, Stonewall

(1824-63) a US ↑general in the ↑Confederate army during the American Civil War, whose real name was Thomas Jackson. He fought at the battle of Bull Run and helped to defeat the Union army there.

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Jackson, the Reverend Jes|se

(1941- ) a US politician in the Democratic Party, who is also a minister in the Baptist Church and one of the leading black politicians in the US. He was active in the civil rights movement during the 1960s, and is a very effective public speaker who has always supported black people and other groups who have been unfairly treated in the past.