awards nationality notableworks birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
pulitzer prize for general nonfiction , 2013 american '' the groveland boys , and the dawn of a new devil america '' in the grove : thurgood marshall , february 22 , 1962 gilbert king -lrb- author -rrb-
 gilbert anthony king writer
gilbert king -lrb- author -rrb-

gilbert anthony king -lrb- born february 22 , 1962 -rrb- is an american writer and photographer .
he is known best as the author of '' '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , which won the pulitzer prize .
his previous history was `` the execution of willie francis : race , murder , and the search for justice in the american south '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
he has written for `` the new york times '' and `` the washington post '' , and he is a featured contributor to the `` smithsonian 's '' history blog `` past imperfect '' .
as a photographer , his work has appeared in many magazines including international editions of `` vogue '' , `` harper 's bazaar '' , `` marie claire '' , and `` cosmopolitan '' .
