Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (born 1945) is a professor of Afro-American Studies, African American Religion and the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and African American Studies at Harvard University. Higginbotham wrote Righteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church: 1880–1920, which won several awards. She has also received several awards for her work, most notably the 2014 National Humanities Medal.

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Higginbotham with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OccupationAfrican American History Professor
AwardsNational Humanities Medal
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