Melvin Ely Wins Albert J. Beveridge Award and the Wesley-Logan Prize
by The History Department
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January 20, 2006
Congratulations to Professor Melvin Patrick Ely. His Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War
received two awards from the American Historical Association: the
Albert J. Beveridge Award for the best book on American history
(including the United States, Canada, and Latin America) and the
Wesley-Logan Prize for the best book on the history of the African
diaspora. Israel on the Appomattox has previously received numerous
other awards and honors including the Bancroft Prize.
Congratulations to Professor Melvin Patrick Ely. His Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War
received two awards from the American Historical Association: the
Albert J. Beveridge Award for the best book on American history
(including the United States, Canada, and Latin America) and the
Wesley-Logan Prize for the best book on the history of the African
diaspora. Israel on the Appomattox has previously received numerous
other awards and honors including the Bancroft Prize.
