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Joseph Allen 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. Towles was born in Senora, Virginia, and was raised there before moving to New York City to pursue acting. He graduated an with undergraduate degree in anthropology from Pace University, and received a Ph.D. from Makarere University in Uganda.

Career
Towles was a volunteer in the Anthropology department at the American Museum of Natural History, where he assisted in creation the "Man in Africa Hall."