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https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97078227894

Kellie Carter Jackson is the Knafel Assistant Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. Her book, Force & Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence, provides the first historical analysis exclusively focused on the tactical use of violence among antebellum black activists. Force and Freedom won the James H. Broussard Best First Book Prize, was a finalist for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, a finalist for the Museum of African American History Stone Book Prize, and listed among thirteen books to read on African American History by the Washington Post. Carter Jackson is also co-editor of Reconsidering Roots: Race, Politics, & Memory, the first scholarly collection of essays devoted to understanding the remarkable impact of Alex Haley’s Roots. She is the co-host of the podcast “This Day in Esoteric Political History” and her essays have been featured in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Time, and Black Perspectives. She has also been interviewed for her expertise for MSNBC, SkyNews (UK), the New York Times, PBS, Vox, The Huff Post, C-SPAN, the BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera International and Slate. She has been featured in a host of documentaries and podcasts on history, race, violence, and politics in the United States. Carter Jackson is also a commissioner for the Massachusetts Historical Commission, where she represents the Museum of African American History in Boston. She is a proud Howard University alum and mom of three. You can follow her on Twitter @kcarterjackson.