Marcia Chatelain Awarded Prestigious Pulitzer Prize in History for Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Click on the dropdown button to translate. Translate this page: Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in History Posted in News Story | Tagged African American Studies , Award , Book , Faculty , History , Research During the 105th Pulitzer Prize ceremony, Marcia Chatelain was chosen as this year’s winner in the category of history for her work, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America . The Pulitzer Prize is given annually to 21 individuals who have displayed excellence in journalism and the arts. “I’m incredibly humbled and shocked by this recognition – I had no idea that my book was under consideration,” says Chatelain. “I’m so grateful to all the students and colleagues who supported this work over the years, and I hope that this recognition encourages other historians to think seriously about the everyday aspects of our lives, like fast food, that can illustrate rich and important hist...