Joseph Towles

Joseph Towles (August 17, 1937 – December 19, 1988) was an African American anthropologist and author of the books Nkumbi Initiation and Asa: Myth of Origin of the Blood Brotherhood Among the Mbo of the Ituri Forest.[1] Towles was born in Senora, Virginia, to Arcellius Towles and Lucy Blair and was raised in Virginia before moving to New York City to pursue acting. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in anthropology from Pace University, and received a Ph.D. from Makerere University in Uganda.[2]

  1. ^ Humphrey, Robert L (June 1989). "In Memoriam: Joseph A Towles". Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly. 14 (2): 80–82. doi:10.1525/anhu.1989.14.2.80. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09 – via AnthroSource.
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