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1987 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: J. Hoge, H. Gray. M. Sovern, R. Christopher, W. Phillips, M. Greenfield; back row, left to right: R. Baker, R. Wilkins, M. Gartner, B. Osborne, C. Sitton, F. Yu, C. Saikowski, E. Roberts, D. Laventhol, C.K. McClatchy, R. Maynard (Credit: Joe Pineiro/Columbia University)

David J. Garrow

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Categories: Biography
Publisher
William Morrow
Publication
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Bernie Boston

Publication
Los Angeles Times
Citation
For his photograph of Coretta Scott King at the unveiling of a bronze bust of her late husband in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
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Categories: Spot News Photography

Irene Wielawski

Publication
The Providence Journal-Bulletin
Citation
For medical reporting that consistently examined the human side of complex health care issues.
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Categories: Specialized Reporting

Angelo Cataldi

Publication
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Citation
For articles that profiled the Philadelphia Eagles football team's 1986 season under new head coach Buddy Ryan.
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Categories: Specialized Reporting

Staff

Publication
Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel
Citation
For an investigation led by Fred Schulte, which exposed serious medical mishaps, including heart surgery deaths, at the nation's Veterans Administration hospitals and prompted remedial government action.
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Categories: Public Service

Staff

Publication
El Paso Herald-Post
Citation
For its "Year of the Printed Word," an intensive local effort to promote literacy through reporting and organizing community events.
Tags: 1987
Categories: Public Service
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