American Book Awards
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Edition 35 (2014) Winner
Waldo E. Martin Jr.
ウォルド・E・マーティン・ジュニア
Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-04-19 （United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Berkeley, California, USA
Career
- Occupations
- historian, university professor, author
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley, Organization of American Historians
- Memberships
- Organization of American Historians
- Influenced By
- Frederick Douglass
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
Duke University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents
history / legal historyA concise historical overview of Brown v. Board of Education with primary documents.
race and discriminationeducation and lawcivil rights movement
No Coward Soldiers: Black Cultural Politics in Postwar America
history / cultural historyA study analyzing black culture and political dynamics in postwar America.
black culturepolitics and culturecivil rights
Mind of Frederick Douglass
biography / intellectual historyA biographical and intellectual history tracing the thought of Frederick Douglass.
slavery and emancipationthoughts of black leaders
Freedom on My Mind: A History of African Americans, With Documents (co-authored)
history textbook / documentary collectionA textbook on African American history including many primary documents. Co-authored with Deborah Gray White and Mia Bay.
African American historyeducational source materials
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (co-authored)
2013 modern history / political historyA comprehensive account of the Black Panther Party's history and political significance. Co-authored with Joshua Bloom.
Black Panther Partyradical politicsmovement history
Bibliography
- Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents
- No Coward Soldiers: Black Cultural Politics in Postwar America
- Mind of Frederick Douglass
- Freedom on My Mind: A History of African Americans, With Documents (co-authored)
- The World of Martin Luther King, 1929-1968
- Civil Rights In The United States
- Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and analytical styleacademic narrative with emphasis on primary sources
- Recurring Motifs
- civil rights and human rightsrace and legal systemspolitical aspects of black culture
Legacy
Historian known for work on African American history and the civil rights movement. Influential as a university educator and textbook author, noted for research on the Black Panther Party and Frederick Douglass.
Academic Societies
- Organization of American Historians
Trivia
- Holds the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professorship at UC Berkeley.
- Co-authored Black Against Empire with Joshua Bloom.
- Freedom on My Mind is widely used as an educational resource.