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(1927-2019) Historian. William Loren Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

William Loren Katz

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

As a child, Mr. Katz lived in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School in Lower Manhattan.

1927

BIRTH

Loren Paul Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 1927.

1950

OTHER

Mr. Katz earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Syracuse University in 1950.

1952

OTHER

Mr. Katz earned a master of arts in secondary education from New York University in 1952.

1955

OTHER

Mr. Katz taught American history in the New York City public schools in Upper Manhattan, New York, from 1955 to 1960.

1960

OTHER

Mr. Katz taught high school American history at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale, New York, from 1960 to 1968.

1967

LITWORK

Eyewitness: The Negro in American History
Pitman Publishing Corporation
0822430363, ISBN-13: 9780822430360
History.

1973

LITWORK

The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States
Doubleday Books
0385006608, ISBN 13: 9780385006606
History.

1986

LITWORK

Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage
Atheneum
0689311966 ISBN-13: 978-0689311963
History.

1990

LITWORK

Breaking The Chains: African American Slave Resistance
Atheneum Books
0689314930, ISBN-13 9780689314933
History.

1995

LITWORK

Black Women of the Old West
Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 4th edition
0689319444, ISBN-13: 9780689319440
History.

1995

LITWORK

Eyewitness: A Living Documentary of the African American Contribution to American History
Simon & Schuster
068480199X, ISBN-13: 9780684801995
History.

1997

LITWORK

Black Legacy: A History of New York's African Americans
Atheneum Books
0689319134, ISBN-13: 9780689319136
History.

1999

LITWORK

Black Pioneers: An Untold Story
Atheneum Books
0689814100 ISBN-13: 978-0689814105
History.

2001

LITWORK

The Cruel Years: American Voices At The Dawn Of The Twentieth Century
Apex Press
1891843060, ISBN-13: 9781891843068
History edited by Mr. Katz and Laurie Lehman.

2019

DEATH

William Loren Katz died at a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on October 25, 2019.

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