Family and Historical Legacies

Shown above is a photograph of the first car that Rosa ever drove. It was taken when she lived in Perkins, Oklahoma. Her dad Merit Edward Jackson is the driver. Her mother Margriet Lavern Mansell Jackson is in the passenger seat next to Rosa's father. In the back seat are Rosa's two brothers, Thomas Roy Jackson on the right side and Robert Lee (Bob) Jackson on the left side.

On the running board from left to rights is Dorthy Cottman, Ida Delon Jackson, Sue Cottman, Blanch Rains, Etta May Jackson, and Zora Marie Jackson.