Photo by Sean Su

Kate Masur

Kate Masur is professor of history at Northwestern University. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, she is author and editor of acclaimed books on the Civil War and Reconstruction. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Kate Masur

Kate Masur is professor of history at Northwestern University. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, she is author and editor of acclaimed books on the Civil War and Reconstruction. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Awards

Shortlisted — Museum of African American History Stone Book Award, 2021

Shortlisted — Lincoln Prize, 2022

Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 2022

Winner — John Nau Book Prize, 2022

Winner — American Historical Association Littleton-Griswold Prize, 2022