Philip Dray is an American writer and historian, known for his comprehensive analyses of American scientific, racial, and labor history.
Awards
Dray's work At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America (by Random House Publishing Group [1]) won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. [2] He was a finalist in 2003 for a Pulitzer Prize in history. [3]
Books
- A Lynching at Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022. ISBN 978-0-374-19441-3
- There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America. Doubleday, 2010. ISBN 978-0-385-52629-6
- Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen. Mariner Books, 2010. ISBN 978-0-547-24797-7
- Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America. Random House, 2005. ISBN 978-0-8129-6810-1
- At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. Modern Library, 2003. ISBN 978-0-375-75445-6
- We Are Not Afraid: The Story of Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney and the Civil Rights Campaign for Mississippi. Macmillan, 1989. ISBN 978-0-02-520260-3
Children's books
- Philip Dray. Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Peachtree, 2008. ISBN 978-1-56145-417-4
References
- ^ Dray, Philip (2002). At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. Random House. ISBN 978-0-375-50324-5.
- ^ "2003: "At the Hands of Persons Unknown", by Philip Dray; and "A Problem from Hell", by Samantha Power". Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ Pulitzer Prize Office. "The 2003 Pulitzer Prize Winners: History". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
External links
Independent reviews
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
Power in a Union
Stealing God's Thunder
- 'Stealing God's Thunder' review at History Cooperative
- 'Stealing God's Thunder' review at eNotes.com
Capitol men
Interviews
- Video of Philip Dray on "The Daily Show", Comedy Central, aired on October 6, 2010
- Fresh Air, "Interview with Terry Gross", WHYY, aired on 2002-01-21
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