Philip Dray
Philip Dray is an American writer and historian, known for his comprehensive analyses of American scientific, racial, and labor history.Awards
Dray's work At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He was a finalist in 2003 for a Pulitzer Prize in history.- Philip Dray. There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America. Doubleday, 2010.
- Philip Dray. Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen. Mariner Books, 2010.
- Philip Dray. Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America. Random House, 2005.
- Philip Dray. At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. Modern Library, 2003.
- We Are Not Afraid
- Philip Dray. Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Peachtree, 2008.
Independent reviews
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
Power in a Union
Stealing God's Thunder
Capitol men
