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| Keywords: JesseBJackson.jpg en Jesse B Jackson November 19 1871 - December 4 1947 was a United States Consul and an important eyewitness to the Armenian Genocide He served as Consul in Aleppo when the city was the junction of many important deportation routes Jackson concluded that the policies towards the Armenians is without doubt a carefully planned scheme to thoroughly extinguish the Armenian race He considered the wartime anti-Armenian measures as a gigantic plundering scheme as well as a final blow to extinguish the race By September 15 1915 Jackson approximated that 1 million Armenians had been killed Jackson deemed his own survival as a miracle After the Armenian Genocide Jackson led a relief effort which he was accredited for saving the lives of thousands of Armenians After his serving as Consul in Aleppo Jackson eventually served in Italy and Canada He has been awarded numerous medals including the Order of Merit of Lebanon He died in December 4 1947 at the age of 77 2013-07-20 18 36 59 http //www loc gov/pictures/item/hec2009005632/ Harris Ewing photographer restored right top corner PD-USGov Jesse B Jackson | ||||
