Martha S. Jones
Historian and legal scholar
Martha S. Jones is a historian and legal scholar at Johns Hopkins University. She wrote Vanguard, a history of Black women and the vote.
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American Born in New York, United States
About Martha S. Jones
Martha S. Jones is a writer, historian and legal scholar who teaches at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History there. Her work explores the legal and cultural history of the United States, especially the part Black Americans have played in shaping American democracy. Vanguard, published in 2020, is her history of Black women and the vote. Her earlier books include Birthright Citizens (2018) and All Bound Up Together (2007). Her memoir The Trouble of Color turns to her own family, tracing six generations. Jones has held the post of co-president at the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. She has also written for the New York Times, the Atlantic and the Washington Post.