Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American RacismEve L. Ewing

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Dayton Literary · 2026 · Honor

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Nonfiction	2026	Honor	“Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing was the runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction in 2026.”

About This Book

Eve L. Ewing argues that American schools were built to reinforce racial hierarchy rather than to equalize opportunity, and she treats teaching and learning as acts of resistance that can imagine a different school. Runner-up for the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Eve L. EwingAmerican

Eve L. Ewing is a writer, scholar, and cultural organizer from Chicago and an associate professor at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Electric Arches, 1919, Ghosts in the Schoolyard, Maya and the Robot, and Original Sins. Read more →