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Louis R. Harlan

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Louis R. Harlan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-07-13 （Clay County, Mississippi, U.S.）
Died
2010-01-22 （Lexington, Virginia, U.S.） age 87
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Clay County, Mississippi (near birthplace) → Decatur, Georgia (childhood) → Maryland (academic career, University of Maryland) → Lexington, Virginia (later life)

Career

Occupations
historian, biographer, professor
Active Years
1948-1992
Affiliations
East Texas State Teachers College (staff), University of Cincinnati (staff), University of Maryland (professor of history)
Memberships
American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, Southern Historical Association
Influenced By
C. Vann Woodward, John Hope Franklin

Education

Emory University
Department of History
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1939–1943
Year of Graduation: 1943
Country: United States
Received B.A.; enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Vanderbilt University
Department of History
Degree: M.A.
Period: 1946–1948
Year of Graduation: 1948
Country: United States
Earned M.A.
Johns Hopkins University
Department of History
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: 1950s (修了1955年)
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: United States
Studied under C. Vann Woodward; decided to focus on Southern race relations.

Awards

Bancroft Prize
1973
Work: Booker T. Washington: The Making of a Black Leader, 1856–1901
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞
Bancroft Prize
1984
Work: Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901–1915
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
1984
Work: Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901–1915
Organization: Pulitzer Prize Board
Result: 受賞
Beveridge Award
Work: Books on Booker T. Washington
Organization: American Historical Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Booker T. Washington: The Making of a Black Leader, 1856–1901

1972 Biography / American history

A detailed scholarly biography covering Booker T. Washington's early life and development as a leader, analyzing his personality, strategies, and race relations in the South.

race relationsleadershipSouthern history

Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901–1915

1983 Biography / American history

The sequel examining Washington's maturity, his work at Tuskegee, and his political influence; the second volume was highly praised and won the Pulitzer Prize.

history of educationpolitics and raceleadership

All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II

2001 Memoir / wartime memoir

A memoir recalling naval service in World War II, including participation in the Normandy landings, reflecting on historical lessons and personal growth.

war and memorycoming of age

Bibliography

  • Booker T. Washington: the Making of a Black Leader, 1856–1901 (1972)
  • Booker T. Washington: the Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901–1915 (1983)
  • All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II (2001)
  • Booker T. Washington in Perspective: Essays of Louis R. Harlan (ed., 2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, detailed biographical stylerigorous analysis based on primary sources
Recurring Motifs
complexities of race relationsmultifaceted portrayals of leadership

Health

  • Crohn's disease
    晩年（診断時期は文献上不明確）
    Diagnosed late in life; affected his health and daily life in later years.

Legacy

Louis R. Harlan wrote definitive two-volume biographies of Booker T. Washington and made significant contributions to the study of race relations in the United States; he was highly regarded in academia and received major awards.

Academic Societies

  • American Historical Association
  • Organization of American Historians
  • Southern Historical Association

Archives

  • Library of Congress (catalog records)
  • University of Maryland archives (related materials)

Quotes

  • His personality had vanished into the roles it had played.
    Source: Louis R. Harlan (biographical commentary) (1984)

Trivia

  • Served as a naval officer in World War II and participated in the Normandy landings.
  • Won the Bancroft Prize in 1973 and 1984 for his two-volume biography of Booker T. Washington.
  • Won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for the second volume.