William Loren Katz | Black Indians. Black West.

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Current Events: The Election of 2008
Yes, a Black man will command the world's strongest nuclear-armed military, a Black First Lady will preside over White House functions, and their little children will play on the country's most famous lawn. But has the poison of racism been driven from the political arena, the school system, the justice system, the prison system and the housing and job market?
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Appearances: Cultural Caravan
On November 5, 12, 19 and 26, Katz will discuss early African American History with Professor William Seraille on this cable show. The show begins at 8 p.m. each Wednesday on Time Warner cable cchannel 56 in Manhttan and is repeated the next day on Time Warner channel 35 in Brooklyn. More appearances

Current Events: Black Indians : From Concept to Birth
Two white skinhead believers in "white power" who planned to assassinate candidate Barack Obama in a shooting spree that also targeted African American school children have been arrested by federal authorities in Tennessee. The two men, 20 and 18, are charged with illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, plans to rob a firearms dealer and making threats against a presidential candidate. The arrest, weeks before the election, is a concrete sign that the terrifying "A-word" of U.S. politics has entered a tumultuous and ground-breaking battle for the White House.... Read essay

Oberlin Heritage Center wins award for Katz's lectures
The Oberlin Heritage Center has received the History Outreach Excellence Award from the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums (OAHSM) for William L. Katz's lectures on Black Indians. According to Pat Murphy, executive director of the Center, the award will be formally presented at a special luncheon at OAHSM's statewide conference on October 4, 2008. Katz, who gave the award-winning presentations earlier this spring, was also praised for the lectures by the President of the Ohio Senate.
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Books: Eighth edition of Black Women of the Old West announced
Atheneum Publishers is publishing its 8th edition of Black Women of the Old West, which was first issued in 1995. When it first appeared, the book received enthusiastic reviews, including an endorsement from Dr. Betty Shabazz who called it "one of the most interesting books I ever read." The Schomburg Center for Research in Black History and Culture will sponsor a party for the new edition...
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Prints: African Print Collection
For more than forty years as he wrote 40 highly praised books on African American history, William Loren Katz was also able to collect 250 fascinating antique engravings of African life from the 17th to the 19th centuries. His complete "African Print Collection" is now offered for sale.