Clovis in Curry County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Ida O. Jackson
Educator
| | (1890-1960) | |
Photographed by QuesterMark, March 28, 2024
1. Ida O. Jackson Marker
Clovis schools were segregated when Ida O. Jackson arrived from Texas in 1926 to teach African-American youth. Starting with two students in Bethlehem Baptist Church, she encouraged early education and by 1935 taught 35 students in a one-room schoolhouse. Named the Lincoln-Jackson School to honor her and the nation's sixteenth president, school enrollment topped 100 by the 1940's. Ida also taught Sunday school, opened her home to those needing housing, and helped launch the Federated Progressive Club for black women working to improve the community.
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New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative
The New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative was founded in 2005 by members of the New Mexico Women's Forum in a statewide effort to recognize women's contributions to New Mexico history on the state's Official Scenic Historic Markers. The Initiative ensures that women's diverse histories will be remembered and told, and will inspire and provide a guide for future generations. The 2006 Legislature funded the project.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women.
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln - Jackson School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Norman Petty Studios (approx. 0.4 miles away); Norman Petty Recording Studios Clovis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Naval Service Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Dog Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades (approx. 1.1 miles away); F-111 "Vark" Memorial Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Curry County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clovis.
Photographed by QuesterMark, March 28, 2024
2. Ida O. Jackson Marker Reverse
Photographed by QuesterMark, March 28, 2024
3. Ida O. Jackson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
