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HNN Congratulates the Newly Elected Fellows of the Society of American Historians

Since 1957, when the SAH inaugurated the annual Francis Parkman Prize for the best-written American history, the society's chief activity has been to identify and celebrate distinguished historical writing.

We are delighted to welcome the following scholars, independent writers, journalists, and public historians as newly elected Fellows of the Society of American Historians:

Carol Anderson
Lewis Bateman
Gordon Chang
Ariela Gross
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Saidiya Hartman
John Judis
Ira Katznelson
Ari Kelman
Kevin Kruse
Mae Ngai
Valerie Paley
Kimberly Phillips-Fein
Susan Quinn
Barbara Ransby
David Roediger
Richard Rothstein
Richard Norton Smith
Brent Staples

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