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It is the policy of the OAH to honor those applicants who submit their applications on or before the stated deadline date. Applications that are not received by close of business on the deadline date will not be considered. The deadlines provided refer to the dates by which each award or prize committee member should receive a copy of the submission to be considered. Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after the deadline for each book award and before January 1 of the following year. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the entry must be received no later than January 7 of the year in which the award or prize is given. Bound page proofs not followed with a bound copy of the book will not be considered. If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct time frame, making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members.

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Liberty Legacy Foundation Award

The current competition is now closed. Updated information will be available by May 2013.

Inspired by OAH President Darlene Clark Hine’s call in her 2002 OAH presidential address for more research on the origins of the civil rights movement in the period before 1954, the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book by a historian on the civil rights struggle from the beginnings of the nation to the present.

Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

The award will be presented at the 2013 OAH Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, April 11–14.

Submission Procedures

One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2013 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all submissions by October 1, 2012.

Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 1, 2012 and before January 1, 2013. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received no later than January 7, 2013. (Please see “Submission Policy” at right.)

The final decision will be made by the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award Committee by February 1, 2013. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where s/he will receive a $1,000 cash award and a plaque.

Liberty Legacy Foundation Award Committee

Barbara Young Welke (Committee Chair)
University of Minnesota
Department of History
1110 Heller Hall
271 19th Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Beryl Satter
331 W 21st Street, Apt. FE
New York, NY 10011-3069
[Affiliation: Rutgers University-Newark]

Chad Williams
Brandeis University
Department of African and Afro-American Studies
MS 092
Waltham, MA 02454-9110

List of Past Winners