Editing Alphonso Jackson (section)

===Education===
Jackson attended [[Truman State University]], where he studied [[political science]]. He went on to earn a master's degree in education administration from the school in 1969. But instead of taking a teaching job, Jackson enrolled in the [[Washington University School of Law]] in St. Louis.<ref>Brennan, Carol. [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3431400038.html "Jackson, Alphonso R."] Contemporary Black Biography. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. October 1, 2012</ref>

In March 1965, Jackson, then a college freshman, participated in the first of the [[Civil rights movement|civil rights]] [[Selma to Montgomery marches]], which became known as "[[Bloody Sunday (1965)|Bloody Sunday]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Elder|first=Larry|author-link=Larry Elder|title=What's Race Got to Do with It?: Why It's Time to Stop the Stupidest Argument in America|date=March 31, 2009|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=978-0-312-54147-7|pages=92–93}}</ref>