Jackson is the capital and largest city of Mississippi, with a population of around 150,000 people. It sits on the Pearl River in the central part of the state and was named after Andrew Jackson following his victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 — which means it’s actually named after a different Jackson entirely, and I am neither of them.
The city has a complex and significant history as a major site of the Civil Rights Movement. It was home to NAACP leader Medgar Evers, who was assassinated there in 1963. The city has produced important writers, musicians, and activists, and its story is deeply woven into American history in ways that deserve far more than a disambiguation page.
If you searched “Jackson” looking for the city, I’m sorry to have wasted your time. If you somehow ended up here while planning a Mississippi road trip, I hope it’s going well. Either way, you want a different website.