Robert Jackson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Social Scientist (Retired) |
| Location | Grants Pass, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | ROBERT L. JACKSON, born in 1949, in Newark, New Jersey, is a retired educator, social scientist, and transportation research manager. Many of his writings examine the unique African-American experience. His goal is to help bridge the still wide divide between black and white America through forthright conversations about race relations. Robert is the author of two books: "Unchallenged Mind: Growing Up Black, Poor, and Smart in New Jersey: A Memoir" (2012) and "Racism in America: My Personal Stories and Insights" (2013). Robert holds a PhD in Social Ecology from the University of California (Irvine). |
| Interests | Reading, sports (especially basketball and football), listening to music, and traveling, |
| Favorite music | The Score (Fugees), Mild und Leise (Wagner), Marvin Gaye, Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilson, Sade |
| Favorite books | War and Peace (Tolstoy), The Da Vinci Code (Brown), How We Die (Newland). |