Kellie Carter Jackson

Kellie Carter Jackson is the Michael and Denise ‘68 Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies and the Chair of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. She is the author of the award winning book "Force & Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence." Her book won the James Broussard Best First Book Prize, was a finalist for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, the MAAH Stone Book Prize, and listed among 13 books to read on African American History by the Washington Post. Her essays have been featured in many outlets such as The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, and the Boston Globe. She has also been featured in a host interviews or documentaries for Netflix, Apple TV, MSNBC, PBS, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, and CNN. She is the host and EP of “You Get a Podcast!” and co-host of the podcast “This Day in Esoteric Political History.” Follow her on twitter @kcarterjackson