Ned Blackhawk’s ‘The Rediscovery of America’ is among books honored by the Lukas prize project
NEW YORK (AP) — An exploration of racism on social media and a history of Native Americans are among the winners of J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards. Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History,” winner of a National Book Award last fall, received the $10,000 Mark Lynton History Prize. Dashka Slater’s “Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed” won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, also a $10,000 honor. “Accountable” is the first book for young audiences to receive the Lukas prize.
