Murray Kempton

Murray Kempton

(1917–1997) journalist United States

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Murray Kempton (1917–1997) was a United States journalist.

About Murray Kempton

James Murray Kempton was an American journalist and social and political commentator. He won a National Book Award in 1974 for The Briar Patch: The People of the State of New York versus Lumumba Shakur, et al. Reprinted, 1997, with new subtitle The Trial of the Panther 21. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985 "for witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career."

Notable works:

Part of our time

Awards:

National Book Award|George Polk Award|Pulitzer Prize for Commentary|Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award|Carey McWilliams Award|The Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism

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