Author record · 2012 to 2023
Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Awards and Best-of Lists
Tomiko Brown-Nagin has won 2 awards, including the Bancroft Prize (2012) for Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography | |
| 2022 | Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2022 | Civil Rights Queen | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Civil Rights Queen | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Civil Rights Queen | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2012 | Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement | Bancroft Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2012 | Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction |
Books
- Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality5 sources · 2022 to 2023
- Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement2 sources · 2012