Delmos Jones

Biography

Delmos J. Jones (1936–1999) was an African American anthropologist who devoted his intellectual career to working for social justice for all peoples. Delmos Jones identified with the political marginality and socioeconomic struggles of his subjects and sought ways to direct anthropological research toward the dismantling of oppression and inequality. Jones is most remembered for his work on the ethics of basic research and his theoretical arguments concerning native anthropology.

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