Virtual Author Visit with Lee Hawkins

I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins

To their suburban Minnesotan neighbors, the Hawkinses were an ideal American family, embodying strength and success. However, behind closed doors, they faced the legacy of enslavement and apartheid. Lee Hawkins, Sr. often exhibited rage, leaving his children anxious and curious about his protective view of the world. 30 years later, his son uncovered the reasons for his father’s anxiety and occasional violence. In I Am Nobody’s Slave, Hawkins explores the role of racism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ancestors' lives, using genetic testing, reporting and historical data to craft a moving family portrait.

Lee Hawkins was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist as Wall Street Journal reporter on a series about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921. He has received numerous fellowships and is the creator and host of the podcast “What Happened in Alabama?” He lives in the New York City area.

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