Black Indians

A Hidden Heritage

By: William Loren Katz

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

The compelling account of how two heritages united in their struggle to gain freedom and equality in America.

The first paths to freedom taken by runaway slaves led to Native American villages. There, black men and women found acceptance and friendship among our country's original inhabitants. Though they seldom appear in textbooks and movies, the children of Native and African American marriages helped shape the early days of the fur trade, added a new dimension to frontier diplomacy, and made a daring contribution to the fight for American liberty.

Since its original publication, William Loren Katz's Black Indians has remained the definitive work on a long, arduous quest for freedom and equality. This new edition includes updated information about a neglected chapter in American history.

©1986 Ethrac Publications, Inc. (P)2019 Tantor

Amazing Book!

Amazing Book! It's unfortunate that we don't learn about this history early on. The author did a great job and the narrating was great as well!

History

Its so refreshing to have content come available that starts to teach the truth about history.

Good book

I liked the book. I learned things that I didn't know. It will propel me to do research on some of the people mentioned in the book to gain a deeper understanding.

Awesome Story!

This really opened my mind/eyes to so many things I had no idea about!

Amazing book

Please read, nothing less than informative and incredibly useful. Amazing read thank you Mr. William Katz

This will make you ask, ‘What else don’t I know?'

This book is a massive revelation of the outrageous neglect of the American education system. It is a treasure of knowledge ––to any American, but especially, to people who have an African or Native heritage. One of the books few flaws is that it is not longer and more in-depth. It provides a wealth of names and events to google, but every chapter could have been expanded into a book of its own. That said, the author explained that the length of the book was due to restrictions of the publisher.

The narrator is professional and sufficiently respectful, but he did seem awkward when he read quotes with the dialect of a Black woman from the Antebellum era. But that’s a minor blemish, if at all.

I’m writing this on the day before Thanksgiving. I’m grateful that we live in a time when works like this can be published and distributed. Many of the voices described in this book did not have that blessing. Peace.

History Not Taught in Schools

This is important history that introduces heritage and untold stories about how Black Indians played a crucial role in American society over the past 500 years.

Personal Review by GW

This book is very informative and interesting. I have some Native American DNA in my blood. This book provides the first step for me to explore my family history for more details.

Even better than I expected

I had assumed this book would be a shallow dive into a niche topic, but instead found it was a deeper dive into history that I wish I’d learned in school. The figures and events discussed have created a list for me to investigate further into while demonstrating the arc of impact Black and indigenous folks have had. With such a brief read, I will more than likely return to it in the future to tease out more events and historic figures to research further.

Excellent!

Thank you for this history lesson. I’m sharing this book with as many many listeners.