Matthew Frye Jacobson is a historian whose research concerns politics and race in all eras of American history. He is the Sterling Professor of American Studies and History and Professor of African American Studies at Yale University.[1][2] From 2012 to 2013 he was president of the American Studies Association.[3]
Matthew Frye Jacobson | |
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Title | William Robertson Coe Professor of American Studies & History |
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Institutions | Yale University |
Notable works | Roots Too |
Jacobson earned a BA from Evergreen State College and an MA from Boston College.[4] He received his doctorate in American Civilization in 1992 from Brown University.[5]
Jacobsen served as the creator, writing, and lead researcher on the documentary film, A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Desegregation (Hammer & Nail Productions, 2019).[19] The film won a Golden Telly Award for General Television Documentary.[20]
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