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Quintard Taylor is a
historian
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,
founder
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* Founders Park, a waterside park in Islamorada, Florida
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Founders (''Star Trek''), the ali ...
of
BlackPast.org
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, an online
encyclopedia
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dedicated to provide public with information concerning
African American history
African-American history began with the arrival of List of ethnic groups of Africa, Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Former Spanish slaves who had been freed by Francis Drake arrived aboard the Golden Hind at New Albi ...
,
and former
professor
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of
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
.
Personal life
Taylor was born in December 11, 1948 to Quintard Taylor Sr. and Grace Taylor in
Brownsville, Tennessee
Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Haywood County, Tennessee, Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, located in the western Its population as of the 2010 census was 10,292, with a decrease to 9,788 at the 2020 census. The city is n ...
. He finished his high school in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Taylor completed his
B.A.
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from
St. Augustine's College in 1969 in American History, and finished his
M.A.
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degree and his
Ph.D.
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from the University of Minnesota in 1971 and 1977, respectively in
History
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.
While he was a teacher at the
Washington State University
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive ...
, he married Carolyn
and he had three children, Quintard III, and twins, William and
Jamila
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.
He taught in several universities including,
Washington State University
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive ...
,
California Polytechnic State University
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, and
University of Oregon
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, and
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
, until his retirement in June 2018.
He was also responsible for various research works in these universities.
Except for his
research articles, he published several
book
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s and articles, including, The Forging of a Black Community: A History of Seattle's Central District, The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era, In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West 1528-1990.
Except for his
research articles, he published several
book
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s and articles, including, The Forging of a Black Community: A History of Seattle's Central District, The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era, In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West 1528-1990.
Education
Early education
Taylor graduated from Carver High School in Brownsville,
Tennessee
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.
He finished his high school graduation with 10th place among 210 students. His parents did not graduate from college but they motivated him to attend college.
After graduating from high school he started his
B.A.
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
education.
College
In sixties, there were changes in West Tennessee initiated by
Civil Right Movement
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which attracted him to study history.
He started his B.A. education, at the age of 16, in St. Augustine's College, North Carolina in
American history
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and graduated in 1969.
Graduate school
After finishing college, he started his M.A. degree in the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
which later proved to be a factor for Taylor to search the new
curriculum
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of African American history study.
Allan Spear
Allan Henry Spear (June 24, 1937 – October 11, 2008) was an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota Senate, including nearly a decade as President of the Senate.
Biography
Spear was born ...
was one of the professors who introduced an African American history program called African Peoples at the
University of Minnesota
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. Spear was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972, representing a liberal
Minneapolis
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district centered on the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
.
Taylor graduated in 1971.
In 1975, after teaching for four years at
Washington State University
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive ...
, he started his Ph.D. program at the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
.
He finished his graduation in 1977 in
History
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.
Career
Early in his career
Having finished his graduation from
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
in 1971, Taylor started his career as assistant professor at the Washington State University (WSU) in 1971.
He was hired into the newly formed Black Studies program and there he became one of two full-time Black Studies professors at the university. He taught in that university 4 years until 1975 before starting his PhD.
Career as professor of history
After completion of his doctorate in 1977, he started to look for a job to settle in with his family. He became a professor of history at California Polytechnic State University in 1977. He continued to teach there for over 12 years until 1990.
In 1987, he became a professor of history at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria.
He taught there until 1988.
Next, in 1990, he became a professor of history at University of Oregon.
He continuously taught there 9 years until 1999.
Scott & Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History
Finally, in 1999, he became a professor of American History at the University of Washington.
He continued to teach there for over 18 years until his retirement in June 2018.
Published Works
Books
* The Making of the Modern World: A Reader in 20th Century Global History (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, 1990)
* The Forging of a Black Community: A History of Seattle's Central District (Seattle:
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
, 2022)
* In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West, 1528-1990 (New York: W.W. Norton, 1998) Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in History
* Lawrence B. de Graaf, Kevin Mulroy and Quintard Taylor, eds. Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California, 1769-1997 (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001)
* Shirley Ann Wilson Moore and Quintard Taylor, eds. African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003)
* From Timbuktu to Katrina: Readings in African American History, Vol. 1, (Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008)
* From Timbuktu to Katrina: Readings in African American History, Vol. 2 (Belmont:Wadsworth Publishing, 2007),
* America-I-Am Black Facts: The Story of a People Through Timelines, 1601-2000 (New York: Tavis Smiley Books, 2009)
* Dr. Sam, Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend: The Autobiography of Samuel Eugene Kelly (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2010)
Website
* Founder and Director,
BlackPast.org
BlackPast.org is a web-based reference center that is dedicated primarily to the understanding of African-American history and Afro-Caribbean history and the history of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry. In 2011 the American Library Associati ...
Website.
TV Series
* African Americans in the West T.V. Series, January–February 2006.
Recognition
Award
* Washington State Jefferson Award 2015.
* Quintard Taylor Awarded Robert Gray Medal by
Washington State Historical Society The Washington State Historical Society is the historical society of the U.S. state of Washington. Based in Tacoma, it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is a trustee agency of the state. It was founded in 1891.
The board of trustees of the society incl ...
2017
* Quintard Taylor wins lifetime achievement award
Others
* Quintard Taylor Featured in KPLU Article.
* Quintard Taylor Featured in Pacific NW Magazine
* President Ana Mari Cauce Acclaimed Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor's Contributions to Black History 2021
References
External links
Dr. Quintard Taylor Interview Details
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21st-century African-American writers
African-American historians
Historians of African Americans
University of Oregon faculty
20th-century American historians
University of Washington faculty
University of Minnesota alumni
1948 births
Living people
St. Augustine's University (North Carolina) alumni
Washington State University faculty
People from Brownsville, Tennessee
American expatriates in Nigeria
University of Lagos faculty
California Polytechnic State University faculty
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American historians
20th-century African-American writers
African-American male writers