Liberty Legacy Foundation Award

The Liberty Legacy Foundation Award is an annual book award given by the Organization of American Historians (OAH). The award goes to the best book written by a professional historian on the fights for civil rights in the United States anytime from 1776 to the present. Dr. Darlene Clark Hine challenged American historians to research and write on those civil rights episodes taking place in the United States before 1954 in her 2002 OAH presidential speech. A committee of three OAH members, chosen by the OAH president, make the selection. As of 2018, the committee chair is Paul Ortiz, with both Carol Anderson and Charles McKinney rounding out the committee. The Award Winner receives a monetary prize that ranges $1000 and $2000. In the Award's first year (2003), a single Winner and six Finalists were named. In 2004, two Winners were named. In 2006 and 2017, one Winner and one Honorable Mention were named for each year. In 2008, one Winner and two Finalists were named.

List of Award Winners
In the table below, the link on the "Author" is to the latest biographical site found. The link on the "Affiliation" is the author's workplace at the time of the award.