The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz reminds the world that the scars of genocide, though deep, are slowly being obscured by time, argues 2022 Dan David Prize winner Natalia Romik.

Natalia Romik, Made by History

2022 Dan David Prize winner Verena Krebs, a historian of Ethiopia, believes that the British Museum’s enamel was most likely presented to an Ethiopian king or noble, who then donated it to a church or monastery to “demonstrate their power and piety”.

Martin Bailey, The Art Newspaper

2024 Dan David Prize winner Keisha N. Blain and 10 other historians predict how President Joe Biden will be remembered. A failure or the best one-term President in history?

Keisha N. Blain, Politico

While some may dismiss the op-ed as scholarship, skeptics should recognize that it often represents the beginning, not the end, of deep scholarly engagement, writes 2024 Dan David Prize winner Keisha N. Blain

Keisha N. Blain, Perspectives on History

For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. 2023 Dan David Prize winner Stephanie Jones-Rogers' research found that female enslavers were ubiquitous.

Rachel L. Swarns, The New York Times

2022 Dan David Prize winner Kristina Richardson explores the history of slavery and racial capitalism outside of the Transatlantic slave trade and the importance of research on often understudied groups and histories.

Juan Chang, The Bowdoin Orient

2024 Dan David Prize winner Keisha N. Blain and co-author Amy Sommers look back at the history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and hypothesize how it might inform Vice President Kamala Harris's possible presidency.

Keisha N. Blain and Amy Sommers, Foreign Policy Magazine

Nine Outstanding Historians, Archaeologists and Archivists Receive $300,000 (USD) Each as the Dan David Prize Recognizes Breakthrough Research on the Past

The Dan David Prize

“James Clavell planned to cover far more of Japan’s history,” historian Adam Clulow, 2023 Dan David Prize winner, explains as FX’s series adaptation of Shōgun concludes.

Alex Reif, The Laughing Place

Nigerian singer Síkírù Àyìndé Barrister pioneered fújì, a Yorùbá genre of popular dance music. Historian Saheed Aderinto’s documentary on the musician’s life and times premiered in 2024. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked Aderinto about the film and the music it brings to our attention.

Wale Fatade, The Conversation Africa

“African American giving is grounded in a collective sense of responsibility and obligation towards the community and the continuing larger struggle for liberation," says 2022 Dan David Prize winner Tyrone Freeman

Tiffany Legington Graham, The Non Profit Times

"The backstory to Shōgun is as compelling as the book itself," writes 2023 Dan David Prize winner, historian Adam Clulow ahead of the premier of the anticipated FX series.

Adam Clulow, Made by History