Awards
Other awards11 won · 3 nominated
- Won2021Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy: Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
- Nominated2014NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
- Won2010NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
- Won2007honorary doctor of Caen University: honorary doctor of Caen University
- Nominated2005NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
- Won2004Carl Sandburg Literary Award: Carl Sandburg Literary Award
- Nominated2003NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction · The Bondwoman's Narrative
- Won2002Jefferson Lecture: Jefferson Lecture
- Won1998National Humanities Medal: National Humanities Medal
- Won1994Lillian Smith Book Award: Lillian Smith Book Award
- Won1992George Polk Award: George Polk Award
- Won1989American Book Awards: American Book Awards · The Signifying Monkey
- Won1989Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- Won1981MacArthur Fellows Program: MacArthur Fellows Program
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