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Tomiko Brown-Nagin

トミコ・ブラウン＝ネイギン

Tomiko Brown-Nagin

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
New York (work/study) → Charlottesville (University of Virginia) → Boston (Harvard affiliation)

Career

Occupations
legal scholar, historian, academic, dean
Active Years
1997-
Affiliations
Harvard Radcliffe Institute (Dean), Harvard Law School (Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law), University of Virginia School of Law (former), ProPublica (Board of Directors)
Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow), American Philosophical Society (Elected), American Law Institute (Member), American Bar Foundation (Member), ProPublica (Board of Directors)

Education

Furman University
History
Degree: BA
Period: 1988–1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: United States
Truman Scholar; graduated summa cum laude
Yale University (Yale Law School)
Law
Degree: JD
Period: 1994–1997
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: United States
Served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal
Duke University
History
Degree: PhD
Period: 1998–2002
Year of Graduation: 2002
Country: United States

Awards

Bancroft Prize
2012
Work: Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement
Organization: Columbia University Libraries (awarder)
Result: 受賞
Liberty Legacy Award
2012
Work: Courage to Dissent
Organization: Organization of American Historians
Result: 受賞
John Phillip Reid Book Award
2012
Work: Courage to Dissent
Organization: American Society for Legal History
Result: 受賞
Charles Sydnor Award
2012
Work: Courage to Dissent
Organization: Southern Historical Association
Result: 受賞
Lillian Smith Book Award
2012
Work: Courage to Dissent
Organization: Southern Regional Council
Result: 受賞
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Non-fiction)
2012
Work: Courage to Dissent
Category: Non-fiction
Organization: Hurston/Wright Foundation
Result: 受賞
Order of the Coif Book Award
2023
Work: Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
Organization: American Association of Law Schools
Result: 受賞
Darlene Clark Hine Award
2023
Work: Civil Rights Queen
Organization: Organization of American Historians
Result: 受賞
Lillian Smith Book Award
2023
Work: Civil Rights Queen
Organization: Southern Regional Council / UGA
Result: 受賞
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2020
Organization: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result: 選出
Honorary Doctorate (Humanities)
2023
Organization: Furman University
Result: 授与

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement

2011 History / Legal history

A study of the long history of the civil rights movement centered on Atlanta, examining the legal and social contexts. It explores the interactions among local movements, leaders, and institutions, illuminating paths of resistance and reform.

civil rights movementlaw and societylocal history

Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

2022 Biography / History

A biography of Constance Baker Motley, detailing her life and work. The book describes her role in courtroom battles and the civil rights movement, reexamining the legal struggles for equality.

biographycivil rightslegal history

Bibliography

  • Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality (Pantheon Books, 2022)
  • Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford University Press, 2011)
  • Reconsidering the Insular Cases: The Past and Future of American Empire (Harvard University Press, 2015) (co-edited)
  • Articles and essays (Harvard Law Review Forum, Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc, etc.): “The Mentoring Gap”, “The Diversity Paradox”, and others
  • Scholarly articles: “Elites, Social Movements, and the Law: The Case of Affirmative Action”, among others

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly yet narrative styleanalytical approach merging legal and social history
Recurring Motifs
civil rights and laweducation and accesslocal/urban history

Legacy

Tomiko Brown-Nagin has influenced academia and the public sphere through important scholarship on American legal and civil rights history. Her interdisciplinary work clarifies interactions between law and society, and she has shown leadership in university and public policy contexts.

Academic Societies

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • American Philosophical Society
  • American Law Institute
  • American Bar Foundation

Archives

  • Harvard University Archives (possible repository for related materials)

In Popular Culture

  • Featured in media such as NPR and PBS
  • Mentioned in works such as Ketanji Brown Jackson's 'Lovely One'

Trivia

  • Married Daniel L. Nagin in 1998.
  • Has served as dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute since 2018.
  • Chaired the Harvard Presidential Committee on 'Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery' (2019–2022) and co-authored its report.