Professor Margaret Burnham
Photograph by Mark Ostow
How Mighty Is Her Pen
In By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners, Professor Margaret Burnham examines the true scope and nature of Jim Crow-era violence, the laws that condoned it and their legacy today. We warmly congratulate this distinguished professor on the many awards, nominations and accolades the book has received, including:
- Hillman Prize: winner in the book category
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize: winner in the history category
- Nautilus Book Award: gold medal for journalism and investigative reporting
- NPR: Books We Love in 2022
- Named a Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, Oprah Daily, Kirkus, Chicago Public Library and Publishers Weekly
- Massachusetts Book Awards Must-Read Nonfiction: long listed
- Kirkus Prize: finalist in nonfiction
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction: long listed
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