Robert F. Kennedy Book Award

E68914

The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award is a literary prize honoring books that reflect Robert F. Kennedy’s concerns for social justice, human rights, and the power of individual action.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book award
literary award
awardFor books reflecting human rights
books reflecting social justice
books reflecting the power of individual action
country United States of America
surface form: United States
follows Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award model of honoring RFK legacy
genre non-fiction literature
hasAwarded authors
journalists
scholars
hasCategory American literary awards
awards established in 1980
human rights awards
hasCriterion focus on human rights issues
focus on individual action for change
focus on social justice issues
hasMotto honoring books that reflect Robert F. Kennedy’s concerns for social justice, human rights, and the power of individual action
inception 1980
namedAfter Robert F. Kennedy
namedAfterRole United States Attorney General
surface form: Attorney General of the United States

United States Senator
civil rights advocate
officialLanguage English
partOf Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
surface form: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights awards programs
presentedBy Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
subjectOf articles about literary awards for social justice

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beloved awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
John Seigenthaler awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
this entity surface form: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (special recognition, organizational/advocacy context)
Tracy Kidder awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
autobiography "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement" notableAward Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
subject surface form: Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
graphic novel trilogy "March" awarded Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
subject surface form: March: Book One
this entity surface form: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Special Recognition
Andrew Aydin awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
this entity surface form: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (as co-creator of March)
Earth in the Balance awarded Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
Geoffrey R. Stone awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
J. Anthony Lukas awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights hasProgram Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
this entity surface form: RFK Book and Journalism Awards
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights awards Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
Herbert Kohl awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
John awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
subject surface form: John Seigenthaler
this entity surface form: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (for lifetime achievement, journalism-related)