On April 2, 2010, Willie Jackson was inducted into the Prichard Sports and Leadership Hall of Fame.
From al.com:
Willie Jackson, who Hall of Fame organizers said started working with the Postal Service in 1956 and became the only black mail handler to attain the rank of supervisor in Mobile. Jackson later donated a vacant lot to Prichard, which is now known as Jackson Reading Park.
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