Hazel I. Jackson was a graduate of South Carolina State College, with a a BS degree in Secondary English a Master’s Degree in Education from Temple University.  After teaching in the South Carolina Public School System for four years, her expectations of advanced racial equality in the North were dashed after applying to teach in Lancaster. Initially offered a position based on her written qualifications, she was ultimately rejected when it was revealed that she was Black.  After applying to the School District of Lancaster for 9 years and much perseverance, she became the first woman of color to teach in the Lancaster public schools in 1962 at Edward Hand Middle School (currently Southeast Middle School) and eventually, the first African American faculty member of Millersville University in 1970.