D. Hamilton Jackson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

D. Hamilton Jackson

American labor leader

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1885

Place of Birth: Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands, United States

Date of Death: 30-May-1946

Profession: judge, politician, journalist, school teacher, trade unionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About D. Hamilton Jackson

  • David Hamilton Jackson (September 28, 1884 – May 30, 1946) was a labor rights advocate in the Danish West Indies, later the United States Virgin Islands.
  • Jackson was an important figure in the struggle for increased civil rights and workers' rights on the islands.
  • He petitioned for freedom of the press, organized the islands' first trade union.
  • Following the transfer of the territory to American control in 1917, he lobbied for US citizenship for the islanders. Jackson worked as an educator and later a bookkeeper and clerk before becoming involved in the politics of the Danish West Indies.
  • He traveled to Denmark and successfully petitioned for the repeal of a 1779 law which prohibited independent newspapers and enforced strict censorship on all publications in the territory.
  • Upon returning home, he established the first free newspaper, The Herald.
  • The date of this event, November 1, is celebrated as an annual public holiday known as "Liberty Day", D.
  • Hamilton Jackson Day, or Bull and Bread Day in the U.S.
  • Virgin Islands. With the help of Ralph Bough, Jackson organized the first union in the Danish West Indies, St.
  • Croix Labor Union, in 1913.
  • He lobbied for the transfer of the islands to American control.
  • After his visit, a majority of the Folketing was convinced that Danish rule over the islands should be ended.A residential community in Christiansted has been named in his honour.

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