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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name=George B. Jackson<br>
| name=George B. Jackson<br>
(Former slave and businessman known as "the wealthies<br> colored man in Texas")
(Former slave and businessman known as "the wealthies<br> colored man in Texas")
==Background==
==Background==
Jackson was born into [[slavery]] on a plantation in Brunswick County in southwestern [[Virginia]]. He was of mixed race and may have been sired by his white master. He was emancipated at the age of fifteen with the [[Thirteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constituion]].
Jackson was born into [[slavery]] on a plantation in Brunswick County in southwestern [[Virginia]]. He was of mixed race and may have been sired by his white master. He was emancipated at the age of fifteen under the [[Thirteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].
==Business activities==
==Business activities==