Maurice Jackson

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) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in addition to being a visiting professor at its Qatar campus.

Career Jackson teaches Atlantic, African American history, and the history of Washington, D.C. at Georgetown University.

Publications His book, Let This Voice be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism was published in 2009 by the University of Pennsylvania Press. 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.