The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is pleased to announce the finalists for the second annual Pauli Murray Book Prize for the best book in Black intellectual history. Named after lawyer, author, and women’s rights activist-intellectual Pauli Murray, this prize recognizes the best book concerning Black intellectual history (broadly conceived) published between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 by a member of AAIHS. The winner of the 2019 Pauli Murray Book Prize will receive $1,000, a featured week-long roundtable on the book in Black Perspectives, and a featured interview published in Black Perspectives.  The award winner will be announced at the 2019 AAIHS Conference, which will be held at the University of Michigan from March 22-23, 2019. Here are the five finalists selected by this year’s fellowship committee.