In the words of Jacksonâs granddaughter, Amber Holland, âShe was sadly mistaken.â
Jackson spent years calling to inquire about job openings, submitting applications and offering recommendations â all while working the assembly line at the former RCA Lancaster Tube Plant on New Holland Avenue. But there was one step in the application process that constantly caused her issues: the photograph.
When school officials noticed from her picture that she was a Black woman, theyâd reject her application, Holland said.
Eventually, Jackson took another approach. Every Friday, she spent the day sitting in the superintendentâs office, waiting for her opportunity to come. And, in 1961, it did.
City of Lancaster seeks input from residents for planned improvement project
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) The City of Lancaster announced Friday it is seeking public input during the preliminary planning phase of the South Duke Street Mobility Project, which is intended to improve pedestrian infrastructure and streetscape design of a portion of the roadway stretching from Church St. to Chesapeake St.
The project came at the request of residents in the area and will foster safe, walkable and accessible streets for them and their neighbors, the city said in a press release.
“The investment in Safe Streets taking place in Southeast allows the community to be at the forefront of how to best make the streets of Lancaster safe for all citizens,” said Stephen Campbell, Director of Public Works.
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