PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2017) Winner
Gerald Horne
ジェラルド・ホーン
Gerarudo Hōn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-03 （St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. → Houston, Texas, U.S. (work)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor, Writer
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- University of Houston (History & African American Studies)
- Influenced By
- W. E. B. Du Bois, Marxist scholars / radical historical tradition
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | — | B.A. | 1967–1971 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | Ph.D. | 1971–1976 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | J.D. | 1979–1982 | United States |
Princeton University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1967–1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1971–1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
J.D.
Period:
1979–1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | American Book Award | — | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
2021
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
Black and Red: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Afro-American Response to the Cold War
1986 HistoryStudy of W. E. B. Du Bois and the Afro-American response during the Cold War.
Cold WarBlack historyPolitical history
Race War!: White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire
2004 HistoryAnalyzes intersections of white supremacy, imperialism, and Japan's actions against the British Empire.
ImperialismWhite supremacyInternational history
Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity
2018 HistoryExplores the formation of Afro-Asian solidarity and relations between African Americans and Japan in the 20th century.
International solidarityRace relationsDiplomatic history
Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early Struggle for the Right to Fly
2017 HistoryExamines early struggles of African Americans for access to aviation and related rights.
Aviation historyCivil rightsLabor history
Bibliography
- Black and Red: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Afro-American Response to the Cold War (1986)
- Communist Front? The Civil Rights Congress, 1946–1956 (1987)
- Race War! White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire (2004)
- Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early Struggle for the Right to Fly (2017)
- Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Marxist and class-based historical analysisArchive-focused scholarly narrativeProvocative and polemical tone
- Recurring Motifs
- Critique of imperialismStructural analysis of white supremacyInternational solidarity among Black and colonized peoples
Legacy
Gerald Horne is regarded as a Marxist historian who critically reexamines imperialism, colonialism, and white supremacy. His wide-ranging archival work and provocative arguments have influenced both scholarly and popular discussions.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
Archives
- New York Public Library Archives (Gerald Horne papers)
Quotes
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Gerald Horne is one of the most gifted and insightful historians on racial matters of his generation.
Source: Manning Marable (quoted)
Trivia
- Ran as a candidate for the United States Senate on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket in 1992.
- Won the American Book Award in 2021 (specific work not consistently indicated in source summary).