John L. Jackson, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 2005–06)
Project Title
Black Judah: Race, Gender, and the Twelve Tribes of Transnationalism
Duke University
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Fellowship Work Summary, 2005–06
John L. Jackson, Jr. began work on a book on racial paranoia (under contract with Basic Books), and two journal articles and another book on the Black Hebrews. In addition, he produced a 20-minute documentary film about theologian Howard Thurman and his legacy in central Florida. Jackson has accepted a new position as Richard Perry University Associate Professor of Communication and Anthropology at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.