As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 54,856
people, 19,417 households, and 15,048 families residing in the Jackson Township,
NJ. The racial makeup of the township was 88.90% (48,765) White, 4.86% (2,664)
Black or African American, 0.10% (57) Native American, 2.95% (1,616) Asian,
0.03% (18) Pacific Islander, 1.27% (696) from other races, and 1.90% (1,040)
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.83% (4,295) of
the population.
Brandon
Jackson, who at age 21, was convicted by an all-white jury in New Jersey
and sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder. October 2006, his
mother said Brandon was attacked by a group of more than 12 white men after
helping his employer move furniture into her home in Jackson Township, New
Jersey. Jackson held a three-inch work pocket knife in self-defense, forcing
the group back, but that it was the homeowner’s call to police that would
finally force the group to stand down. Jackson sustained injuries in the back
of his head, and knees and even had a fingernail bitten off. While the police report listed the episode as
a “racial offense,” Jackson was charged with aggravated assault and for
carrying an illegal weapon. The men reportedly began stomping and kicking Brandon
while yelling, “Kill the ni**er!”
Gloria
Fisher Brandon’s mother stated that the prosecutors ignored much of the
evidence that would have absolved her son, including statements by the
homeowner, who verified Jackson’s version of happenings.
