Seneca Vaught is an Assistant Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He received his Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. His research interests include African and African American history and the intersection of culture and policy; he is actively involved in applying Africana Studies scholarship to strategies of community development and social change. He is a senior fellow of the Africana Cultures and Policy Studies Institute and a former intern of TransAfrica Forum.