Annette Gordon-Reed

Annette Gordon-Reed is a renowned American historian and legal scholar, best known for her groundbreaking work on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Born on November 19, 1958, in Livingston, Texas, Gordon-Reed became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2009 for her book “The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.” As a professor at Harvard University, she continues to influence the fields of American legal history and slavery through her teaching and writing. Her insightful research and compelling storytelling have cemented her place among the leading historians of her generation.