Jackie Shearer (1946-1993) was an independent producer and director of documentary films about Black life in the U.S. Shearer was born in Boston and graduated from Brandeis University. Her films included "A Minor Altercation" (1978), "The Keys to the Kingdom" and "The Promised Land" (1989), two segments of the Emmy Award-winning "Eyes on the Prize" (1991), a documentary series about the civil rights movement that aired on public television. She also produced "The Colored 54th Regiment" (1991), which aired on public television.