| 2022 | Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Biography or Autobiography | |
| 2022 | Chasing Me to My Grave: Memoir of the Jim Crow South | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Biography & Memoir | |
| 2021 | Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Chasing Me to My Grave | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |