Maurice Jackson is an American scholar and political activist. He is currently an Associate Professor of History and African American Studies and an Affiliated Professor of Performing Arts (

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

) at

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, in addition to being a visiting professor at its Qatar campus.

Career

Jackson teaches Atlantic,

African American history African-American history started with the forced transportation of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. The European colonization of the Americas, and the resulting Atlantic slave trade, encompassed a large-scale transpo ...

, and the history of Washington, D.C. at

. He also teaches African American history and Jazz history. He is currently working on a social, political, and cultural history of African Americans in Washington (1790 to the present). Jackson earned his BA in Political Economy at

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, his MA in History at Georgetown University, and his Ph.D. in History at Georgetown University.

Publications

His book, ''Let This Voice be Heard:

Anthony Benezet Anthony Benezet (January 31, 1713May 3, 1784) was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A prominent member of the Abolitionism, abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of ...

, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism'' was published in 2009 by the

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. He is co-editor with Jacqueline Bacon of ''African Americans and the

Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution ( or ; ) was a successful insurrection by slave revolt, self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. The revolution was the only known Slave rebellion, slave up ...

: Selected Essays and Historical Documents'' (

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, January 2010). "James and Esther Jackson: A Personal Introspective" appears in ''African American Communists and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement'' (Routledge, 2009). His "'Friends of the Negro! Fly with me, The path is open to the sea:' Remembering the Haitian Revolution in the History, Music, and Culture of the African American People" in ''Early American Studies'', April 2008, and "The Rise of Abolition" in ''The Atlantic World, 1450-2000'' (

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, 2008). He wrote the liner notes to the Grammy-nominated jazz CD by

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years. Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playin ...

and

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians have described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts h ...

entitled ''Steal Away: Spirituals, Folks Songs and Hymns'' (

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, 1995).Verve Music Group
He wrote the liner notes, as well, to ''Come Sunday'', which was Hank Jones' last recording in the Fall of 2011.

Honors

On April 19, 2009, he was inducted into the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame for his years of service to the people of the nation's capital. He was a 2011–2012 Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Family life

Jackson and his wife Laura live in Washington, D.C., with their two children.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Maurice Living people Georgetown University faculty 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people) American male non-fiction writers