Alfred Jackson (Tennessee) Explained
Alfred Jackson (c. 1812–1901) was an African American body servant, carriage driver, stableman, tenant farmer, building caretaker, and tour guide at the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's mansion in Tennessee, United States. Alfred was born on the Hermitage around 1812.[1] He lived at the Hermitage longer than any other person,[2] and was a valued living history resource in later life,[3] [4] especially after the Ladies' Hermitage Association took over the building in 1889.[5] He is buried next to Andrew Jackson in the Hermitage graveyard.[6] [7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2020-06-27 . History from Home - Alfred Jackson . 2023-12-15 . The Hermitage . en-US.
- Web site: Hopkins . Callie . 2019-07-18 . Gracy Bradley's White House . 2023-12-15 . White House Historical Association . en.
- News: 1887-03-20 . At Jackson's Old Home . 26 . Chicago Tribune.
- Book: Brinkerhoff, Roeliff . Recollections of a lifetime . 1900 . 2nd . Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America . 60–61 . en-US . 2023-12-14 .
- Web site: Alfred Jackson . 2023-08-01 . The Hermitage . en-US.
- Book: Holland, Jesse . The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House . 2016 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-2419-3 . 164 . en.
- Barna . Elizabeth . 2020-08-07 . Between Plantation, President, and Public: Institutionalized Polysemy and the Representation of Slavery, Genocide, and Democracy at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage . PhD . Vanderbilt University . 2023-12-14.
