The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era - 2nd Edition (Paperback)

by Quintard Taylor 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 20th 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. The Forging of a Black Community is essential to understanding the history and present of the largest Black community in the Pacific Northwest. . About the Author Quintard Taylor is the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Washington and founder of BlackPast.org. Among his many publications, he is the author of In Search of The Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West, 1528-1990 (Norton, 1999) and The Forging of A Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era (UWP, 1994) and co-editor of Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California (UWP, 2001) and African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2003). He is the series editor for the University of Oklahoma Press's series Race and Culture in the American West. Product Details Category: History, Seattle, African-American Language: English Format/Binding: Paperback Book Condition: New ISBN-10: 0295750413 ISBN-13: 978-0295750415 Publisher: University of Washington Press Date Published: June 07, 2022 Pages: 426 Terms of Sale All book sales are final. No returns or exchanges. Purchaser will receive a new book that has never been read. The book will be shipped within 7 business days of receipt of order via a major mail carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEX, or DHL) and may take up to 14 days to arrive depending on the carrier and destination. International shipping is also available.