Alexander L. Jackson

Alexander L. Jackson
Born	March 1, 1891  Englewood
Died	October 21, 1973  (aged 82) Chicago
Alma mater	Phillips Academy Harvard College

Alexander Louis Jackson II (March 1, 1891 – October 21, 1973) was an African American business owner and civic leader. Active in the Black community of Chicago's South Side, Jackson was the executive secretary of the Wabash Avenue YMCA, a co-founder of the Chicago Urban League, and general manager of The Chicago Defender. He also helped found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History along with Carter G. Woodson in 1916.