The American Anti-Slavery Group is headed by Dr. Charles Jacobs, named
by the Forward as one of America’s top 50 Jewish leaders. Jacobs has
founded and led several highly successful organizations characterized
by groundbreaking ideas and initiatives. In 1989, Jacobs co-founded
the Boston branch of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East
Reporting in America. In 1993, together with Muslim and Christian
Africans, Jacobs founded the American Anti-Slavery Group, dedicated to
bringing international attention to the enslavement of black Africans
in Sudan. For his efforts, Jacobs was presented with the Boston
Freedom Award by Coretta Scott King and the Mayor of Boston. In 2002,
Jacobs co-founded The David Project, which has since grown into a
premier international educational institute that works to bolster the
Jewish community’s response to the ideological assault on Israel
with educational programs, advocacy training, and easy to implement
campaigns on campuses, in high schools, churches, the media, and in
the general community. In 2008, Dr. Jacobs founded Americans for Peace
and Tolerance – an interfaith group dedicated to promoting peaceful
coexistence in a ethnically diverse America by educating the American
public about the need for a moderate political leadership that
supports tolerance and core American values in communities across the
nation.
