PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 28 (2018) Winner
Paul Ortiz
ポール・オルティス
Pōru Orutisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor of labor history
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
- Affiliations
- Cornell University, University of Florida
- Memberships
- United Faculty of Florida
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Evergreen State College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Duke University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Olympic College
Country:
United States
Evergreen State College
Country:
United States
Duke University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lillian Smith Book Prize | Emancipation Betrayed | — | — | winner |
| — | Harry T. and Harriett V. Moore Book Prize | Emancipation Betrayed | — | — | winner |
| — | PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award | Emancipation Betrayed | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
Lillian Smith Book Prize
Work:
Emancipation Betrayed
Result:
winner
Harry T. and Harriett V. Moore Book Prize
Work:
Emancipation Betrayed
Result:
winner
PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award
Work:
Emancipation Betrayed
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
An African American and Latinx History of the United States
2018 HistoryA history of African Americans and Latinx in the United States.
African American HistoryLatinx Studies
Emancipation Betrayed
2006 HistoryHistory of the Black Freedom struggle in Florida.
Black FreedomFlorida History
Remembering Jim Crow
2008 HistoryAfrican Americans tell about life in the Jim Crow South.
Jim CrowSouthern History
Legacy
American historian and professor of labor history at Cornell University, known for works on African American history, Latinx studies, and social movements.
Trivia
- Third-generation military veteran family.
- First-generation college graduate.
- Served in the US Army as a paratrooper and radio operator from 1982-1986.