Dr. Maurice J. Hobson is a historian, author, and social scientist. He is Assistant Professor of African-American Studies at Georgia State University.Dr. Hobson's first book, "The Legend of the Black Mecca: Politics and Class in the Making of Modern Atlanta," was published in 2017.Dr. Hobson received his B.A. in History and African American Studies from the University of Alabama, his M.A. in American Studies and African-American Studies from The University of Alabama, and his Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.