Martin Luther King Memorial Prize

The Martin Luther King Memorial Prize was instituted by novelist John Brunner and his wife and was awarded annually to a literary work published in the US or Britain that was deemed to improve interrracial understanding,[1][2] "reflecting the ideals to which Dr. Martin Luther King dedicated his life".[3] The author of the winning work was awarded £100.[3]

Winners of the prize have included Because They're Black (1972) by Derek Humphry and Gus John,[2][4] Black and White: The Negro and English Society (1975) by James Walvin,[5][6] A Dry White Season (1980) by André Brink,[7] In a Dark Time (1984) edited by Nicholas Humphrey and Robert Lifton,[8] The Heart of the Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain (1985) by Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe,[9] The European Tribe (1987) by Caryl Phillips,[10] and Behind the Frontlines: Journey into Afro-Britain (1988) by Ferdinand Dennis.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Charles Platt, "John Brunner – Somerset, England, July 30, 1979", in Dream Makers, Gateway, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Derek Humphry, Good Life, Good Death: The Memoir of a Right to Die Pioneer, Carrel Books, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Norman Frankel, "Martin Luther King Memorial Prize (U.K.)", The Grants Register 1985–1987, Macmillan Publishers, 1984, p. 448.
  4. ↑ Derek Humphry biography at Ergo.
  5. ↑ "James Walvin", Historians, Spartacus Educational.
  6. ↑ "Leading Slavery Scholar to Give Public Lecture", University of Worcester, 26 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Carolyn Turgeon, "A Dry White Season" at encyclopedia.com.
  8. ↑ "Book awards: Martin Luther King Memorial Prize", Librarything.
  9. ↑ "Stella Dadzie", The British Library.
  10. ↑ "Awards", Caryl Phillips website.
  11. ↑ "Ferdinand Dennis", British Council, Literature Matters.
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