Maurice Jackson
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Maurice Jackson is a History professor and political activist based in Washington, DC.
Maurice Jackson teaches Atlantic, African-American History, and the history of Washington, DC at Georgetown University
. His book, Let This Voice be Heard: Anthony Benezet
, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism was published in 2009 by the University of Pennsylvania Press
. He is currently at work on a social, political and cultural history of African-Americans in Washington (1790-the present).
He is co-editor with Jackie Bacon of African-Americans and the Haitian Revolution
: Selected Essays and Historical Documents, Routledge Press, to be published in January 2010. “James and Esther Jackson: A Personal Introspective,” appears in African American Communists and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, Routledge Press, 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,” Early American Studies. April 2008 and “The Rise of Abolition” in The Atlantic World, 1450-2000, Indiana University Press, 2008.
He wrote the liner notes to the Grammy Nominated Jazz CD by Charlie Haden
and Hank Jones
, Steal Away: Spirituals, Folks Songs and Hymns, Verve Records, 1995
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.
Currently, Jackson and his wife Laura live in Washington, D.C. with their two children.
Maurice Jackson teaches Atlantic, African-American History, and the history of Washington, DC at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
. His book, Let This Voice be Heard: Anthony Benezet
Anthony Benezet
Anthony Benezet, or Antoine Bénézet , was a French-born American educator and abolitionist.-Biography:Anthony Benezet was born in Saint-Quentin, France, on 31 January 1713. His family were Huguenots. Because of the persecution of Protestants after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685,...
, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism was published in 2009 by the University of Pennsylvania Press
University of Pennsylvania Press
The University of Pennsylvania Press is a university press affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. He is currently at work on a social, political and cultural history of African-Americans in Washington (1790-the present).
He is co-editor with Jackie Bacon of African-Americans and the Haitian Revolution
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic...
: Selected Essays and Historical Documents, Routledge Press, to be published in January 2010. “James and Esther Jackson: A Personal Introspective,” appears in African American Communists and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, Routledge Press, 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,” Early American Studies. April 2008 and “The Rise of Abolition” in The Atlantic World, 1450-2000, Indiana University Press, 2008.
He wrote the liner notes to the Grammy Nominated Jazz CD by Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
and Hank Jones
Hank Jones
Henry "Hank" Jones was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award...
, Steal Away: Spirituals, Folks Songs and Hymns, Verve Records, 1995
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.
Currently, Jackson and his wife Laura live in Washington, D.C. with their two children.