SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—April
2001—ABC-CLIO and the Organization of American Historians today
announced that Christopher L. Brown, an Assistant Professor of History
at Rutgers University, has won the 2001 ABC-CLIO America:
History and Life Award for his article “Empire Without Slaves:
British Concepts of Emancipation in the Age of the American
Revolution,” which appeared in the William and Mary Quarterly (April,
1999).
The ABC-CLIO America: History and
Life Award is a biennial award of $750 presented to the author of a
journal article that proposes new perspectives or examines new areas of
history, and in doing so, extends historical knowledge and raises new
avenues of investigation. In seeking to recognize such pivotal articles,
the award acknowledges the author’s creative achievement in breaking
the constraints of conventional thinking.
A panel of six members from the
Organization of American Historians evaluated over 50 entries. The award
was presented to Mr. Brown at the Organization of American Historians
Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California on April 27th, 2001.
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respectful and equitable treatment for all practitioners of history.
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