LECTURES PRESENTED:

• Smithsonian Institution - Washington, D.C.
  
• U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, D.C.
  
• Fort Smith National Historic Site - Fort Smith, AR
  
• Loyola University - New Orleans, LA
  
• Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK
  
• California State Afro-American History Museum - Los Angeles, CA
  
• Gene Autrey Museum of Western History - Los Angeles, CA
  
• Prairie View A & M University - Houston, TX
  
• Association of African American History & Culture - Kansas City, MO
  
• U.S. Department of Energy - Argonne, IL
  
• Black Archives of Mid America - Kansas City, MO
  
• National Cowboy Hall of Fame - Oklahoma City, OK
  
• Old Courthouse (National Park Service) - St. Louis, MO
  
• John Carroll University - Cleveland, OH
  
• Wooster College - Wooster, OH
  
• University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
  
• Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
  
• Eiteljorg Museum of Native American Art - Indianapolis, IN
  
• United Way - Chicago, IL
  
  

• "Black, Red and Deadly"
  
• The Multicultural West
  
• Native Americans & African Americans of the Wild West
  
• Law Enforcement History of the Western Frontier
  
• History of Black Music
  
• History of Jazz
  
  

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

ART BURTON is currently writing an exciting second book, speaking throughout the country, and preparing to begin a national tour of lectures and book signings.

Burton has a distinguished career in education and the arts. He received bachelor and masters degrees in cultural and ethnic studies at Governors State University (GSU), where he served as student assistant dean. Additionally, he was selected as a recipient of "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities," and traveled to Brazil with GSU's award-winning Jazz Band as their percussionist.

A member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1973, Burton has shared musical experiences with Dizzy Gillespie, Muhal Richard Abrams, Chico Freeman, Amina Claudine Myers, Lester Bowie, Henry Threadgill, and Elvin Jones. In 1996, Art played percussion on saxophonist Vandy Harris' recording PURE FIRE. In 1998, he played percussion on a critically received recording by noted Chicago saxophonist Ari Brown titled VENUS for the Delmark label. Burton is currently the Corresponding Secretary of the AACM. He has played the bongo and congo drums professionally for over 30 years.

Burton was Recruitment and Admissions Counselor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and Coordinator of Minority Affairs and Admissions Counselor at Illinois Benedictine College. He taught ethnic and cultural studies at Prairie State College, South Suburban College, and Governors State University. Burton spent ten years at Loyola University as Assistant Dean of Students and Director of African American Student Affairs. Currently Art is the Director of Student Development/Minority Affairs at Columbia College in Chicago. He is a recipient of the "Living Black History " Award. In 1983 and 1990 he was selected as an "Outstanding Young Man of America" in recognition of professional achievement, superior leadership ability, and service to the community. As author of Black, Red and Deadly, he has been interviewed by radio and television hosts and was featured in the November 1994 issue of Emerge magazine. His book is being considered for a feature film on African-Americans in the West. Initiated by Burton, the major character in the book, Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall, was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.

Burton's new book, BLACK, BUCKSKIN AND BLUE published by Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, summer 1999, is a continuation of Burton's interest in African Americans on the western frontier during the 19th century. Burton is a board member of Oklahombres, an association for the preservation and research of lawmen and outlaw history of the Indian Territory. In 1993, Governor David Walters of Oklahoma made Burton a Territorial Marshal, an honorary position, for the great state of Oklahoma.

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THE BOOK AND LECTURES

• Sterling B. Epps
  Special Assistant to the Director-Congressional Affairs
  U.S. Department of Justice
  
  

• Michael Martin Murphy, Cowboy Singer & Songwriter
  Albuquerque Journal
  
  

• Phillip Steele, Board Member
  National Outlaw/Lawman History Association
  
  

• Washington Post
  
  

• Eileen Morrow, Office of Black Student Affairs
  College of Wooster
  
  

• Associated Press
  
  

• Ebony Magazine
  
  

BURTON'S RADIO & TV APPEARANCES INCLUDE:

OTHER LECTURES & RESIDENCIES PRESENTED:

• Multiculturalism and Diversity: Fostering Understanding Among Different Racial, Ethnic, and Social Groups
  
  
• Black Leadership: From 2000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. - "Where Do We Go From Here?"
  
  
• African-American History & Culture: From the Mayflower to the Present
  
  
• History of Jazz: The African-American Classical Music from Ragtime to Riches
  
  
• African-Latin Roots in Music: The Soul of the Islands and Beyond - Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Brazil
  
  
• A Survey of African-American Music: From Field Hollers to Rap
  

DESCRIPTION AND HOW TO ORDER ART T. BURTON'S BOOK, BLACK, RED AND DEADLY.

Read Art Burton's articles posted on the following web pages:

AMERICA'S WESTERN FRONTIER