Quintard Taylor

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The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 Through the Civil Rights EraHardcover, 7 June 2022

The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 Through the Civil Rights Era
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Part of Series
Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Western History and Biography
Print Length
426 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Date Published
7 Jun 2022
ISBN-10
0295750642
ISBN-13
9780295750644

Description

Seattle's first black resident was a sailor named Manuel Lopes who arrived in 1858 and became the small community's first barber. He left in the early 1870s to seek economic prosperity elsewhere, but as Seattle transformed from a stopover town to a full-fledged city, African Americans began to stay and build a community. By the early twentieth century, black life in Seattle coalesced in the Central District, a four-square-mile section east of downtown. Black Seattle, however, was never a monolith. Through world wars, economic booms and busts, and the civil rights movement, black residents and leaders negotiated intragroup conflicts and had varied approaches to challenging racial inequity. Despite these differences, they nurtured a distinct African American culture and black urban community ethos. With a new foreword and afterword, this second edition of The Forging of a Black Community is essential to understanding the history and present of the largest black community in the Pacific Northwest.

Product Details

Author:
Quintard Taylor
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
7 June 2022
ISBN-10:
0295750642
ISBN-13:
9780295750644
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
426

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