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 (by Random House Publishing Group) won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He was a finalist in 2003 for a Pulitzer Prize in history.
Books A Lynching at Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022. There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America. Doubleday, 2010. Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen. Mariner Books, 2010. Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America. Random House, 2005. At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. Modern Library, 2003. We Are Not Afraid: The Story of Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney and the Civil Rights Campaign for Mississippi. Macmillan, 1989.
Children's books Philip Dray. Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Peachtree, 2008.
References
External links Philip Dray speaker on PBS & NPR Forum Network
Independent reviews
At the Hands of Persons Unknown 'At the Hands of Persons Unknown' review at History Connected
Power in a Union 'Power in a Union' review at Cleveland.com 'Power in a Union' review at Washington Post
Stealing God's Thunder 'Stealing God's Thunder' review at History Cooperative 'Stealing God's Thunder' review at eNotes.com
Capitol men 'Capitol Men' review in New York Times
Interviews Video of Philip Dray on "The Daily Show", Comedy Central, aired on October 6, 2010 Fresh Air, "Interview with Terry Gross", WHYY, aired on 2002-01-21