“ Oh Lord, That’s Jackson!! That’s Jackson!!” Those were the words of Exerlena Jackson when she heard a loud explosion on this day 1967. Her suspicion proved true. Her husband Wharlest Jackson, a Korean war vet, a father, and the treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi NAACP was assassinated by the KKK. The explosion, which was blew up Wharlest’s pick up truck, was felt 7 blocks away. Investigators said the motive was Jackson’s recent promotion at the Armstrong Tire and Rubber plant. Police learned that a handful of men were outraged that Jackson took a “white man’s job.” Some warned that Jackson will pay with his life for that. Not a single person was ever arrested.