Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

{{Short description|Book by Marcia Chatelain}}

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| name = Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

| image = File:FranchiseBook.jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Marcia Chatelain

| country = United States

| language = English

| subject = History of McDonald's relationship with African Americans

| genre = Non-fiction; History

| publisher = Liveright

| published = January 7, 2020

| pages = 336

| isbn = 9781631493959

| awards = Pulitzer Prize for History

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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America is a book by Marcia Chatelain.{{Cite news|last=Szalai|first=Jennifer|author-link=Jennifer Szalai|date=January 8, 2020|title=The Surprising History of McDonald's and the Civil Rights Movement|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/books/review-franchise-golden-arches-black-america-marcia-chatelain.html|access-date=January 18, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|title=Review {{!}} Is fast food in black America a boon or a burden?|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Michael A.|last=Fletcher|date=January 30, 2020|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/is-fast-food-in-black-america-a-boon-or-a-burden/2020/01/30/26230408-3188-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html|access-date=January 18, 2022|issn=0190-8286}} Chatelain was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for History{{Cite news|date=June 11, 2021|title=Pulitzer Prize: 2021 Winners List|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/business/pulitzer-prize-winners.html|access-date=January 18, 2022|issn=0362-4331}} and the 2022 James Beard Award for Writing{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/marcia-chatelain-james-beard-award/|title=Black Catholic writer Marcia Chatelain wins James Beard Award for "Franchise" book|date=June 30, 2022|website=Black Catholic Messenger}} for this book. She was the first black woman to win the latter award.