McRae is receiving the honor for her book, 鈥淢others of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy,鈥 which was published by Oxford University Press.
The award recognizes the author of the 鈥渂est book of Southern history鈥 published the previous year. It will be presented at the association鈥檚 annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in November.