Lillie M. Carroll Jackson led the Baltimore NAACP chapter from 1935–1970, growing it to over 17,000 members and making it the largest in the country under her leadership[4].
Lillie M. Carroll Jackson (1889–1975) was a civil rights leader and educator who became president of the Baltimore NAACP chapter in 1935. Under her 35-year leadership, the chapter expanded to more than 17,000 members, becoming the largest in the nation. She organized legal challenges to segregation, led boycotts, and mobilized the Black community in Baltimore against discriminatory practices in education, employment, and housing[4].
