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    Wil Haygood

    WIL HAYGOOD is the author of Tigerland, which was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; Showdown, a finalist for an NAACP Image Award; In Black and White; and The Butler, which was made into a film directed by Lee Daniels. He has been a correspondent for The Washington Post and The Boston Globe, where he was a Pulitzer finalist. Haygood is a Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, and is currently Boadway Visiting Distinguished Scholar at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
    The War Within a War
    The War Within a War
    The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home
    Wil Haygood
    Hardcover
    Feb 10, 2026
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Colorization
    Colorization
    One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World
    Wil Haygood
    Hardcover
    Oct 19, 2021
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    In Black and White
    In Black and White
    The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.
    Wil Haygood
    Paperback
    May 12, 2020
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Tigerland
    Tigerland
    1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing
    Wil Haygood
    Paperback
    Aug 13, 2019
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Showdown
    Showdown
    Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America
    Wil Haygood
    Paperback
    Aug 09, 2016

    Thu Mar 26 | 01:00 PM
    Columbus State Community College Mitchell Hall
    250 Cleveland Avenue
    Columbus, OH 43215
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    Sat Mar 28 | 10:00 AM
    National Veterans Memorial & Museum
    300 W Broad St
    Columbus, OH 43215
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    Sat Mar 28 | 02:00 PM
    Barnes & Noble Lennox Town
    1739 Olentangy River Road
    Columbus, OH 
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    Mon Mar 30 | 07:00 PM
    Denison University
    Granville, OH 
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    Tue Apr 21 | 07:00 PM
    Cleveland Public Library
    3310 Connecticut NW
    Washington, DC 20008
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    Wed Apr 22 | 06:00 PM
    William and Mary DC
    901 4th ST NW, Suite 700
    Washington, DC 
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    Sat Apr 25
    Newburyport Book Festival
    Newburyport, MA 01950
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    Thu Jun 11 | 07:00 PM
    St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch
    1640 S Lindbergh Blvd
    St. Louis, MO 
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    Sat Jul 11
    Columbus Book Festival @Columbus Metropolitan Library
    96 S Grant Ave
    Columbus, OH 43215
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    Fri Jul 31
    National Book Club Conference
    Atlanta, GA 
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    Books

    The War Within a War
    The War Within a War
    The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home
    Wil Haygood
    Hardcover
    Feb 10, 2026
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Colorization
    Colorization
    One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World
    Wil Haygood
    Hardcover
    Oct 19, 2021
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    In Black and White
    In Black and White
    The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.
    Wil Haygood
    Paperback
    May 12, 2020
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Tigerland
    Tigerland
    1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing
    Wil Haygood
    Paperback
    Aug 13, 2019
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Showdown
    Showdown
    Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America
    Wil Haygood
    Paperback
    Aug 09, 2016

    Events

    Thu Mar 26 | 01:00 PM
    Columbus State Community College Mitchell Hall
    250 Cleveland Avenue
    Columbus, OH 43215
    Google Map

    Sat Mar 28 | 10:00 AM
    National Veterans Memorial & Museum
    300 W Broad St
    Columbus, OH 43215
    Google Map

    Sat Mar 28 | 02:00 PM
    Barnes & Noble Lennox Town
    1739 Olentangy River Road
    Columbus, OH 
    Google Map

    Mon Mar 30 | 07:00 PM
    Denison University
    Granville, OH 
    Google Map

    Tue Apr 21 | 07:00 PM
    Cleveland Public Library
    3310 Connecticut NW
    Washington, DC 20008
    Google Map

    Wed Apr 22 | 06:00 PM
    William and Mary DC
    901 4th ST NW, Suite 700
    Washington, DC 
    Google Map

    Sat Apr 25
    Newburyport Book Festival
    Newburyport, MA 01950
    Google Map

    Thu Jun 11 | 07:00 PM
    St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch
    1640 S Lindbergh Blvd
    St. Louis, MO 
    Google Map

    Sat Jul 11
    Columbus Book Festival @Columbus Metropolitan Library
    96 S Grant Ave
    Columbus, OH 43215
    Google Map

    Fri Jul 31
    National Book Club Conference
    Atlanta, GA 
    Google Map

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