Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2006) Winner
Julius Lester
ジュリアス・レスター
Juriasu Resutā
Aliases:
Julius Bernard Lester
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-27 （St. Louis, Missouri）
- Died
- 2018-01-18 （Palmer, Massachusetts） age 78
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism Baptized in 1982 （Baptismal Name: Yaakov Daniel ben Avraham v’Sarah）
- Residence History
- Kansas City, Kansas → Nashville, Tennessee → New York City → Amherst, Massachusetts → St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Musician, Photographer, Professor, Civil rights activist
- Active Years
- 1965-2018
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, New School for Social Research, Beth El Synagogue
- Influenced By
- W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Pete Seeger
- Influenced
- Jerry Pinkney
- Nominations
- National Book Award finalist (1973, The Long Journey Home)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisk University | — | Department of English | BA | — | United States |
Fisk University
Department of English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
United States
Major in English, minors in Art and Spanish
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Newbery Honor | To Be a Slave | 児童書 | American Library Association | Honor |
| 1995 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | John Henry | — | — | Winner |
| 2006 | Coretta Scott King Award | Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue | — | — | Winner |
| 1984 | Distinguished Teacher's Award | — | — | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Winner |
Newbery Honor
1969
Work:
To Be a Slave
Category:
児童書
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Honor
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
1995
Work:
John Henry
Result:
Winner
Coretta Scott King Award
2006
Work:
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
Result:
Winner
Distinguished Teacher's Award
1984
Organization:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To Be a Slave
1968 Children's nonfictionCollection of testimonies from people who endured American slavery.
SlaveryAfrican American history
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
1987 Folktale retellingModern retelling of African American folktales featuring Brer Rabbit.
FolktalesTrickster
John Henry
1994 Picture bookLegend of the steel-driving African American folk hero John Henry.
American folktaleLabor
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
2005 Historical novelNovel in dialogue form about a slave auction.
Slave tradeRacism
Bibliography
- The Folksinger's Guide to the 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly, Lester and Pete Seeger
- Look Out, Whitey! Black Power Gon' Get Your Mama
- To Be a Slave
- Search for the New Land
- Revolutionary Notes
- Black Folktales
- The Seventh Son: The Thoughts and Writings of W. E. B. DuBois
- Two Love Stories
- Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History
- The Knee-High Man and Other Tales
- Who I Am
- All Is Well
- This Strange New Feeling
- Do Lord Remember Me
- The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
- Lovesong: Becoming a Jew
- More Tales of Uncle Remus
- How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have? And Other Tales
- Further Tales of Uncle Remus
- Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky
- The Last Tales of Uncle Remus
- John Henry
- Othello: A Novel
- Sam and the Tigers
- From Slaveship to Freedom Road
- Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story
- What a Truly Cool World
- When the Beginning Began
- Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream
- Pharaoh's Daughter: A Novel
- The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World
- When Dad Killed Mom
- Ackamarackus: Julius Lester's Sumptuously Silly Fantastically Funny Fables
- Why Heaven Is Far Away
- Shining
- The Autobiography of God
- Let's Talk About Race
- On Writing for Children and Other People
- Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
- The Old African
- Time's Memory
- Cupid: A Novel
- Guardian
- The Hungry Ghosts
- The Girl Who Saved Yesterday
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern retellings of folktalesDialogue-driven novelsPoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory of slaveryAfrican American identityIntersection of Judaism and Black culture
Health
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease晩年Died of complications on January 18, 2018
Legacy
Prolific writer of African American history and folktales. Recipient of Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award, and many others. Also civil rights activist, musician, photographer, and convert to Judaism.
Archives
- Jones Library (Amherst, MA)
Trivia
- Discovered Jewish ancestry at age 7, converted to Judaism in 1982.
- Photographer for SNCC during civil rights movement.
- Released two folk music albums.