Richard Alvin Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1897 – October 3, 1939), nicknamed "Workie", was an American Negro league second baseman from 1921 to 1931. A native of

Greenville, South Carolina Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...

, Jackson made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 for the Bacharach Giants. He played for the club again the following season, then spent four seasons with the Harrisburg Giants. Jackson went on to play for the Baltimore Black Sox from 1926 to 1928, then spent two seasons with the Hilldale Club before finishing his career back with Baltimore in 1931. He died in Greenville in 1939 at age 42.

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