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Wharlest Jackson (December 7, 1929 – February 27, 1967) was an American civil rights activist who was murdered by a car bomb, with evidence of involvement by a white supremacy organization; it has been an unsolved murder since the 1960s.

Jackson served as treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi branch of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) until his assassination by a car bomb, which was placed on the frame of his truck under the driver-side seat.^[1] The bomb exploded at approximate 8 p.m.

on February 27, 1967. The explosion occurred when he switched on his turn signal on his way home.^[2] The explosion caused serious damage to Wharlest's lower torso and he died at the scene. The scene of his death was six blocks away from the site where he was employed,^[1] at Armstrong Rubber and Tire Company.

The culprit was never found, and while the FBI suspected the involvement of the Silver Dollar G