The Liberty Legacy Foundation Award is an annual book award given by the

Organization of American Historians The Organization of American Historians (OAH), formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S. and abroad inc ...

(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.Organization of American Historians: Liberty Legacy Foundation Award Winners
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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.

List of Award Finalists and Honorable Mentions

List of Award Winners

List of Award Finalists and Honorable Mentions

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