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Alfred Thomas Jackson (June 30, 1864 – May 13, 1928) was an American educator who founded the Sumner-Robertson Normal College in Tennessee in 1900. It was a private college chartered by the State of Tennessee that supplemented the existing public schools in educating teachers. The name of the school came from its location along the border of two adjacent Tennessee counties, Sumner and Robertson, at the town of White House. To build his school, Jackson obtained seven investors, then personally supervised all phases of the construction including himself cutting down trees and receiving help from local townsfolk. During the early 20th century, there was a growing national awareness of the need for better preparation of teachers. So-called "normal schools" were expected to establish "norms" of teaching standards.