William Loren Katz
Encyclopedia
William Loren Katz is an American
educator, historian
, and author
of many books on African-American history, including a number of titles for young adult readers. He is particularly noted for his extensive writings on the 500-year history of relations between African American
s and Native Americans
in the New World
.
(1950, with a BA
in history
) and New York University
(1952, with an MA
in Secondary Education
), Katz taught in the New York City
and State secondary education systems for 14 years. He has served as a consultant for numerous boards of education nationwide.
Katz's "Education and Books" column has appeared in the New York Daily Challenge since 1986, and he has hosted an interview program on Pacifica Radio
station WBAI
-FM in New York. He was the recipient of the 2000 White Dove Peace Award from the White Dove-Imani-Rainbow Lodge of Whitehall, Ohio
.
United States
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educator, historian
Historian
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, and author
Author
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of many books on African-American history, including a number of titles for young adult readers. He is particularly noted for his extensive writings on the 500-year history of relations between African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
s and Native Americans
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
in the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
.
Biography
A graduate of both Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
(1950, with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
) and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
(1952, with an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Secondary Education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
), Katz taught in the New York City
New York City
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and State secondary education systems for 14 years. He has served as a consultant for numerous boards of education nationwide.
Katz's "Education and Books" column has appeared in the New York Daily Challenge since 1986, and he has hosted an interview program on Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
station WBAI
WBAI
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-FM in New York. He was the recipient of the 2000 White Dove Peace Award from the White Dove-Imani-Rainbow Lodge of Whitehall, Ohio
Whitehall, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,201 people, 8,343 households, and 4,930 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,681.9 people per square mile . There were 8,997 housing units at an average density of 1,725.2 per square mile...
.
See also
- Black Indians in the United States
- Black SeminolesBlack SeminolesThe Black Seminoles is a term used by modern historians for the descendants of free blacks and some runaway slaves , mostly Gullahs who escaped from coastal South Carolina and Georgia rice plantations into the Spanish Florida wilderness beginning as early as the late 17th century...
- Native Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
- Native American tribes
- One-Drop RuleOne-drop ruleThe one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with "one drop of black blood" was considered black...
- ZamboZamboZambo or Cafuzo are racial terms used in the Spanish and Portuguese Empires and occasionally today to identify individuals in the Americas who are of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry...
Selected bibliography
- Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage (1997, Simon Pulse) ISBN 0-689-80901-8
- The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States (1996, TouchstoneTouchstone PicturesTouchstone Pictures is an American film production label and is one of several film labels of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. Established in 1984, its releases typically feature more mature themes and darker tones than those that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.Touchstone...
) ISBN 0-684-81478-1 - Black Pioneers: An Untold Story (1999, AtheneumAtheneum BooksAtheneum Books was a publishing house and adult publisher created by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. in 1959. He recruited editor Jean E. Karl personally, to come and establish a Children's Book Department in 1961....
) ISBN 0-689-81410-0 - Breaking The Chains (1998, Simon Pulse) ISBN 0-689-81919-6
- Black Women of the Old West (1995, Atheneum) ISBN 0-689-31944-4
- Black Legacy: A History of New York's African Americans (1997, Atheneum) ISBN 0-689-31913-4
- Eyewitness: A Living Documentary of the African American Contribution to American History (1995, Touchstone) ISBN 0-684-80199-X
- The Cruel Years: American Voices at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (with Laurie Lehman, 2001, Beacon PressBeacon PressBeacon Press is an American non-profit book publisher. Founded in 1854 by the American Unitarian Association, it is currently a department of the Unitarian Universalist Association.Beacon Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses....
) ISBN 1-891843-06-0
External links
- Official Site
- Simon & Schuster site - Books by William Loren Katz
- Democracy Now! - Eyewitness interview with William Loren Katz
- Review of Katz' website African Americans in the Spanish Civil War on Teachinghistory.org