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    2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize

    Book TV presented coverage of the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, awarded this year to author Wil Haygood. Inaugurated in 2006, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize is the only annual U.S. lite…

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    Colorization

    Journalist and author Wil Haygood looked at the Black experience in America through the last century of film. This was a virtual event hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusett…

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    After Words with Wil Haygood

    Wil Haygood talked about his biography Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Knopf; October 13, 2009). Born Walker Smith, Jr., the future title-holder spent his formative …

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    King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

    Wil Haygood talked about the paperback reissue of his book King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., first published in 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company. In the book,…

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    Chatter on Books Podcast with Wil Haygood

    Author Wil Haygood appeared on the “Chatter on Books” podcast to discuss his book on race in America in the late 1960s through the lens of a high school sports team in Columbus, Ohio. He was…

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    Tigerland

    Wil Haygood was interviewed at the National Press Club’s Book Fair. He talked about his book, Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing.

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    Showdown

    Wil Haygood talked about his book Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America, in which he examines the life and career of Justice Thurgood Marshall. In…

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    In Depth with Wil Haygood

    Wil Haygood talked about his life and career and responded to viewer comments and questions. Mr. Haygood’s most recent book is Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination Th…

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    Interview on Showdown

    Wil Haygood talked about his book, Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. This interview was held at the 38th annual National Press Club Book Fair…

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    White House Butler Eugene Allen

    Washington Post reporter Wil Haygood talked about the life of Eugene Allen, the White House butler who served as the inspiration for Haygood’s book, The Butler: A Witness to History. Eugene …

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    Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson

    Wil Haygood talked about his biography Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Knopf, 2009). He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in th…

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    King of the Cats

    Wil Haygood was interviewed about the paperback reissue of his book, King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., first published in 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company. He…

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