Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
Michael J. Klarman
マイケル・J・クラーマン
Maikeru J. Kurāman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-01-01 （Baltimore, Maryland, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Baltimore, Maryland → Charlottesville, Virginia (while at University of Virginia) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (while at Harvard)
Career
- Occupations
- legal historian, scholar, law professor
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia School of Law (former), Harvard Law School (current)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | B.A., M.A. | — | United States |
| Stanford Law School | — | Law | J.D. | — | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | — | D.Phil. | — | United Kingdom |
University of Pennsylvania
Degree:
B.A., M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Received B.A. and M.A.
Stanford Law School
Law
Degree:
J.D.
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Earned J.D.
University of Oxford
Degree:
D.Phil.
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United Kingdom
Marshall Scholar; dissertation titled "The Osborne Judgment: A Legal/Historical Analysis"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bancroft Prize | From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality | — | Columbia University (awards Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
2005
Work:
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality
Organization:
Columbia University (awards Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality
2004 legal history / American historyExamines the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the struggle for racial equality, arguing how social forces and judicial decisions interacted in the transition from Jim Crow to civil rights.
raceSupreme Courtcivil rightsjudiciary and society
Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement
2007 legal history / researchAnalyzes the relationship between Brown v. Board of Education and the civil rights movement, discussing the decision's impact and subsequent social backlash.
Brown decisioneducational equalitysocial backlash
Unfinished Business: Racial Equality in American History
2016 history / scholarlySurveys the progress and limits of racial equality in American history, focusing on the interaction between law and society and unresolved challenges.
racial equalityhistorical analysislaw and society
The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution
2016 constitutional history / political historyInvestigates the political processes behind the making of the U.S. Constitution, portraying the power structures and maneuvers during the framing.
constitutional framingpolitical processpower history
Bibliography
- From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality (2004)
- Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement (2007)
- Unfinished Business: Racial Equality in American History (2016)
- The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution (2016)
- Numerous academic articles and essays
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- academic, analytical proseargumentation based on close examination of sources and case law
- Recurring Motifs
- interaction of race and the judiciarysocial trends influencing courtsprocesses of institutional change
Legacy
An important scholar of American constitutional and racial history whose work has significantly influenced debates about the Supreme Court and the interaction between courts and society. Highly regarded in academia and recipient of awards such as the Bancroft Prize.
Trivia
- His father was public health economist Herbert E. Klarman.
- He is the brother of investor Seth Klarman.
- Studied at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar.