A Legacy Forged in Witness and Vision Oliver Lee Jackson’s artistic journey is a profound testament to the power of memory, identity, and the enduring struggle for justice. Born in 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri, into an African American family during the transformative era of the Civil Rights Movement, Jackson developed a sensibility that was both deeply personal and acutely global. His early years were steeped in the vibrant cultural ferment of St. Louis, where he found kinship within the burgeoning Black Arts Movement. Alongside figures like Julius Hemphill, Jackson began to cultivate an arti…