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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

Marcia Chatelain

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America is a book by Marcia Chatelain. Chatelain was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for History and the 2022 James Beard Award for Writing for this book. She was the first black woman to win the latter award.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Gender & Sexuality -> Gender & SexualityKeyword Classifier: Race & Ethnicity -> Race & EthnicityBlack History & CultureAfrica & the African DiasporaCivil Rights & Racial Justice

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor2021WinnerSecondary source
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