Jackson is an associate professor of history at Georgetown University and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He’s currently working on a book that will explore African-American history in D.C. from the 1700s to today called, “Halfway to Freedom: A History of African-Americans in Washington, D.C.”

What do you hope to achieve with this book?

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