David Beito

David Beito

Professor Emeritus

Education

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1986

About

Awards and Honors

  • Winner, Best Biography for T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer, Best Book Awards, Sponsored by American Book Fest. (2020)
  • Winner, Best Biography for T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer, Independent Book Publishers Association, the largest organization of its kind (2019)
  • Winner, Best Screenplay, “Keepin’ It Mighty Hot,” Alabama Writers’ Conclave, the oldest and largest organization of writers in Alabama (2017)
  • Research Fellow, Earhart Foundation (1992-1993, 2002)
  • Visiting Scholar, Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University (1992, 1999)
  • Ellis Hawley Prize, Best Article by a Junior Scholar, Journal of Policy History (1995)
  • Urban History Association Award for Best Scholarly Journal Article in Urban History (1990)
  • Summer Residence Fellowship, Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (1986)
  • Chair, State Advisory Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
  • Member, Liberty and Power (Group Blog at History News Network)

Selected Publications

Books

Books (edited and co-edited)

  • Rose Lane Says: Thoughts on Liberty and Equality, 1942-1945 (Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, forthcoming in 2025).
  • with Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok, eds. The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002).

Other Publications (selected)