Southern Regional Council

09/05/2026

Mia Bay received a Lillian Smith Book Award in 2022 for her book "Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance." The 2026 Awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

08/29/2026

Jelani Favors Received a Lillian Smith Book Award for 2020 for his book "Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism." The 2026 awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

08/29/2026

Patricia Bell-Scott received a 2017 Lillian Smith Book Award for her book "The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murry, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice." The 2026 Lillian Smith Book Awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

Patricia Bell-Scott received a 2017 Lillian Smith Book Award for he...

08/23/2026

Randal Maurice Jelks received a Lillian Smith Book Award in 2013 for "Benjamin Elijah Mays: Schoolmaster of the Movement." The 2026 Awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

08/23/2026

Susan Crawford Received a 2024 Lillian Smith Book Award for her book "Charleston: Race Water and the Coming Storm." The 2026 Awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

08/06/2026

Congratulations to the recipients of this year's Lillian Smith Book Awards, which will be presented at the Decatur Library on October 3, 2026.

Submitted by Camie on Wed, 07/15/2026 Books chronicling the suppression of Black literacy in the American South and highlighting the leadership of Black women in battling for human rights around the globe are the 2026 Lillian Smith Book Awards, recognizing the best writing on social justice in the U...

08/06/2026

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Lillian Smith Book Awards!

Congratulations to authors Keisha N. Blain, Ph.D. and Derek W. Black, whose books were chosen as the 2026 winners of the Lillian Smith Book Awards, , recognizing the best writing on social justice in the United States. We look forward to recognizing the authors at a Decatur Book Festival event in Oc...

07/25/2026

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson received a Lillian Smith Book Award in 2022 for her book "My Monticello." The 2026 Awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, August 3, 2026.

07/11/2026

Vanessa Siddle Walker received a Lillian Smith Book Award iin 2019 for her book "The Lost Education of Horace Tate." The 2026 awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, October 3, 2026.