Committee on Civil Rights
Below are the previous recipients of the Haywood Burns Award:

2011

Cesar A. Perales, Esq., a civil rights attorney and co-founder of the nonprofit Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, now known as LatinoJustice PRLDEF. In May 2011, Mr. Perales began his service as  Secretary of State of New York in the Cabinet of Governor  Andrew Cuomo.

2010

The following articles offer coverage of Mary Crisalli Sansone for her decades of extraordinary devotion to civil rights and social justice.

2009

The following articles offer coverage of Dr, Parveen Chopra for his work in the Asian-American community:


2008

The following articles offer coverage of Donna Lieberman for her work expanding the civil rights of all people:


2007

The following article offers coverage of John Boston for his work on prisoners' rights: