Heather Ann Thompson 1 credits

Born August 17, 1963 in Lawrence

Heather Ann Thompson is an American historian, author, activist, and professor from Detroit, Michigan. Thompson won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for History, the 2016 Bancroft Prize, and five other awards for her work Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy. This book was also a finalist for the Cundill Prize in History as well as the National Book Award and the LA Times Book Award. She is the recipient of several social justice awards as well, including the Life-Long Dedication to Social Justice Award, and the Alliance of Families for Justice and the Regents Distinguished Award for Public Service.

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