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1977 Pulitzer Prizes

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Journalism

Category
Winners
Finalists
Public Service

Lufkin (TX) News

For an obituary of a local man who died in Marine training camp, which grew into an investigation of that death and a fundamental reform in the recruiting and training practices of the United States Marine Corps.
Finalists:
National Reporting

Walter Mears of Associated Press

For his coverage of the 1976 Presidential campaign.
Finalists:
Commentary

George F. Will of The Washington Post Writers Group

For distinguished commentary on a variety of topics.
Finalists:
Criticism

William McPherson of The Washington Post

For his contribution to "Book World."
Finalists:
Feature Photography

Robin Hood of Chattanooga News-Free Press

For his photograph of a disabled veteran and his child at an Armed Forces Day parade.
Finalists:
Local General or Spot News Reporting

Margo Huston of The Milwaukee Journal

For her reports on the elderly and the process of aging.
Finalists:
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting

Acel Moore and Wendell Rawls Jr. of the Philadelphia Inquirer

For their reports on conditions in the Farview (Pa.) State Hospital for the mentally ill.
Finalists:
Spot News Photography

Stanley Forman of Boston Herald American

For his photograph of a youth using the flag as a lance in street disorders.

Neal Ulevich of Associated Press

For a series of photographs of disorder and brutality in the streets of Bangkok.
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Special Citations

Special Citations and Awards

Alex Haley

For Roots, the story of a black family from its origins in Africa through seven generations to the present day in America.

Books, Drama & Music

Category
Winners
Finalists
History

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861, by David M. Potter (Harper)

(A posthumous publication; manuscript finished by Don E. Fehrenbacker.)
Finalists:
Music

Visions of Terror and Wonder , by Richard Wernick

For mezzo-soprano and orchestra, premiered at the Aspen Music Festival, July 19, 1976. It was commissioned by the Festival's Conference on Contemporary Music, with assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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