Hazel I Jackson , a native of South Carolina, earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary English education from South Carolina State College and a master’s of education degree from Temple University. She did post-graduate work at Delaware University. Prior to moving to Lancaster in 1952, she taught four years in the public schools of South Carolina.
In 1961, Lancaster Sertoma Club began a mission to help African-Americans who had been deprived of job opportunities to get into their qualified fields. Every time she applied for a teaching postiion, she had to supply a picture along with the application, so school boards knew she was African-American. She was rejected 12 times–“not because of her credentials.” But, she didn’t let that stop her. It just inspired her to work harder to get a foot in the door as a subsitute teacher. Eventually, she was hired as an English teacher for seventh and eighth…
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