Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard University
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Harvard UniversityAnnette Gordon-Reed is a distinguished professor at Harvard University, specializing in early American legal history and the history of slavery in the United States. She won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for her influential book The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, which reshaped understanding of Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings. Her work has earned numerous honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal. Gordon-Reed holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School and has had a notable career as both a scholar and legal professional.