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==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 under the [[Thirteenth Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].<ref name=Jackson/>
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]].<ref name=gjackson/>
==Business activities==
==Business activities==