Margo Jefferson
aliandika katika jarida la   The New York Times : "Maudhui yaliyoandikwa kwenye hadithi ya 'Negroland' Vilivyoangazia uwezekano wa mwandishi wake kukithiri mbele ya nyenzo zake." In 2016 Negroland was shotlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and won the National Book Critics Circle Award in the Autobiography category.