Graham Jackson Sr.

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As part of a campaign to expand the roles for African Americans during World War II, Jackson enlisted and served in the Navy from 1942 until the war's end, in 1945.

Courtesy of Auburn Avenue Research Library, Graham Washington Jackson, Sr. papers.

Graham Jackson Sr. in uniform with an unknown officer

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