Gilbert King（ギルバート・キング）は、アメリカの歴史作家、ジャーナリスト。人種問題、司法制度、公民権運動をテーマとするノンフィクションで知られる。綿密な史料調査と取材に基づき、アメリカ南部の人種差別や冤罪事件、司法の不正を描いた作品で高い評価を受けている。2012年刊行の『Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America』は、若き日のサーグッド・マーシャルが冤罪事件に挑んだ実話を描き、2013年のピューリッツァー賞 一般ノンフィクション部門を受賞した。近年もポッドキャストや執筆活動を通じて、歴史に埋もれた司法事件や公民権の歴史を広く伝えている。著書に『Devil in the Grove』がある。
Gilbert King is an American historian, journalist, and author specializing in narrative nonfiction on race, civil rights, and the American justice system. His work is distinguished by meticulous archival research and compelling storytelling that brings overlooked historical events to life. His acclaimed book "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America" recounts the wrongful prosecution of four young Black men in Florida and the efforts of Thurgood Marshall to secure justice for them. The book won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and is widely regarded as an important contribution to the history of civil rights and the American legal system. In recent years, King has continued to explore forgotten stories of injustice through his writing and historical podcasts.
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