George Pullen Jackson

George Pullen Jackson
Born1874 (1874)
Monson, Maine
Died1953 (aged 78–79)
EducationVanderbilt University
University of Chicago
OccupationAcademic
RelativesCarman Barnes (stepdaughter)

George Pullen Jackson (1874–1953) was an American educator and musicologist. He was a pioneer in the field of Southern (U.S.) hymnody. He was responsible for popularizing the term "white spirituals" to describe "fasola" singing.

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