Alfred Jackson (Tennessee)

Alfred Jackson photographed late 19th century

Alfred Jackson (c. 1812–1901) was an African American body servant, carriage driver, stableman, tenant farmer, building caretaker, and tour guide at the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's mansion in Tennessee, United States. Alfred was born on the Hermitage around 1812.[1] He lived at the Hermitage longer than any other person,[2] and was a valued living history resource in later life,[3][4] especially after the Ladies' Hermitage Association took over the building in 1889.[5] He is buried next to Andrew Jackson in the Hermitage graveyard.[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ "History from Home - Alfred Jackson". The Hermitage. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Callie (2019-07-18). "Gracy Bradley's White House". White House Historical Association. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. ^ "At Jackson's Old Home". Chicago Tribune. 1887-03-20. p. 26.
  4. ^ Brinkerhoff, Roeliff (1900). Recollections of a lifetime (2nd ed.). Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 2023-12-14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Alfred Jackson". The Hermitage. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  6. ^ Holland, Jesse (2016). The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4930-2419-3.
  7. ^ Barna, Elizabeth (2020-08-07). Between Plantation, President, and Public: Institutionalized Polysemy and the Representation of Slavery, Genocide, and Democracy at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage (PDF) (PhD thesis). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2023-12-14.


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