Quintard Taylor

Quintard Taylor is a historian, founder of BlackPast.org, an online encyclopedia dedicated to provide public with information concerning African American history,[1] and former professor of University of Washington.[2][3][4]

Quintard Taylor
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BornQuintard Taylor Jr.
(1948-12-11) 11 December 1948
Tennessee, United States
OccupationHistorian
EducationSt. Augustine's College in North Carolina, University of Minnesota
ParentsGrace Taylor (1909–1991), Quintard Taylor Sr. (1898–1969)

Personal life

Taylor was born on December 11, 1948, to Quintard Taylor Sr. and Grace Taylor in Brownsville, Tennessee. He finished his high school in Brownsville, Tennessee.[5] Taylor completed his B.A. from St. Augustine's College in 1969 in American History, and finished his M.A. degree and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1971 and 1977, respectively in History.[1][6]

While he was a teacher at the Washington State University, he married Carolyn[7] and he had three children, Quintard III, and twins, William and Jamila.[7]

He taught in several universities including, Washington State University, California Polytechnic State University, and University of Oregon, and University of Washington, until his retirement in June 2018.[2][5][4] He was also responsible for various research works in these universities.[8][6] Except for his research articles, he published several books 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.[9][10]

Except for his research articles, he published several books 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.[9][10]

Education

Early education

Taylor graduated from Carver High School in Brownsville, Tennessee.[5] 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.[5] After graduating from high school he started his B.A. education.[1][4]

College

In sixties, there were changes in West Tennessee initiated by Civil Right Movement which attracted him to study history.[11][3][5] He started his B.A. education, at the age of 16, in St. Augustine's College, North Carolina in American history and graduated in 1969.[5][4][6]

Graduate school

After finishing college, he started his M.A. degree in the University of Minnesota which later proved to be a factor for Taylor to search the new curriculum of African American history study. Allan Spear was one of the professors who introduced an African American history program called African Peoples at the University of Minnesota. Spear was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972, representing a liberal Minneapolis district centered on the University of Minnesota.[5][6] Taylor graduated in 1971.[8][1]

In 1975, after teaching for four years at Washington State University, he started his Ph.D. program at the University of Minnesota.[5] He finished his graduation in 1977 in History.[5]

Career

Early in his career

Having finished his graduation from University of Minnesota in 1971, Taylor started his career as assistant professor at the Washington State University (WSU) in 1971.[5][1] 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.[5][4][1]

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.[5][4][1]

In 1987, he became a professor of history at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria.[7] He taught there until 1988.[6][4][1]

Next, in 1990, he became a professor of history at University of Oregon.[7] He continuously taught there 9 years until 1999.[11][6][1]

Scott & Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History

Finally, in 1999, he became a professor of American History at the University of Washington.[1] He continued to teach there for over 18 years until his retirement in June 2018.[4][12][7][13]

Published works

Books
  • The Making of the Modern World: A Reader in 20th Century Global History (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, 1990)[6][10][13]
  • The Forging of a Black Community: A History of Seattle's Central District (Seattle: University of Washington, 2022)[14][7][13]
  • 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[14][11][13]
    Quintard Taylor Book, In Search of The Racial Frontier
    Quintard Taylor Book, In Search of The Racial Frontier
  • 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)[6][12][13]
  • Shirley Ann Wilson Moore and Quintard Taylor, eds. African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003)[6][15][13]
  • From Timbuktu to Katrina: Readings in African American History, Vol. 1, (Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008)[6][13]
  • From Timbuktu to Katrina: Readings in African American History, Vol. 2 (Belmont:Wadsworth Publishing, 2007),[16][17]
  • America-I-Am Black Facts: The Story of a People Through Timelines, 1601-2000 (New York: Tavis Smiley Books, 2009)[6][18]
  • Dr. Sam, Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend: The Autobiography of Samuel Eugene Kelly (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2010)[6][19]

Website

TV series
  • African Americans in the West, January–February 2006.[6]

Recognition

Award

Others
  • Quintard Taylor Featured in KPLU Article.[23]
  • Quintard Taylor Featured in Pacific NW Magazine[24][13]
  • President Ana Mari Cauce Acclaimed Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor's Contributions to Black History 2021[25]

References
  1. "Taylor, Quintard, Jr. (b. 1948)". History Link.
  2. "BlackPast.org". Black Past.
  3. Brutsch, Rachel. "African-American history goes far beyond famous faces". Deseret News. p. 1.
  4. Morrison, Noelle. "From the pages of BlackPast: Six African American women who changed the West (and the World)". University of Washington.
  5. "Quintard Taylor (Biography)". The History Makers.
  6. "About Taylor". Dr. Quintard Taylor Jr.
  7. Taylor, Quintard (June 7, 2022). The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era (Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biography) (One ed.). Seattle: University of Washington. pp. 7(Acknowledgement), 190. ISBN 978-0295750415.
  8. "Quintard Taylor Keynote Speaker, Historian, Author". Bellevue College.
  9. "Quintard Taylor, Professor Emeritus, Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History". Department of History of University of Washington.
  10. Taylor, Quintard (January 1, 1990). The Making of the Modern World: A history of the Twentieth Century (One ed.). Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. pp. 5, 6, 7, 100. ISBN 978-0840361103.
  11. Taylor, Quintard (May 17, 1999). In search of the racial frontier : African Americans in the American West, 1528-1990 (One ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 228, 227, 226, 5, 6. ISBN 978-0393318890.
  12. Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California (One ed.). Los Angeles: University of Washington Press. January 1, 2001. p. 270. ISBN 978-0295980836.
  13. Taylor, Quintard (2008). From Timbuktu to Katrina : readings in African-American history Vol 1 (1st ed.). Boston: Thomson Wadsworth. pp. 7, Preface, About Author. ISBN 978-0495092773.
  14. Hinchliffe, Emma R. "Quintard Taylor's publications". University of Washington.
  15. Taylor, Quintard (August 1, 2008). African American Women Confront the West, 1600–2000 (One ed.). Montana: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0806139791.
  16. Taylor, Quintard (July 30, 2007). From Timbuktu to Katrina: Sources in African-American History Volume 2 (1st ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing. pp. 7, Prefix, About Author, 208. ISBN 978-0495092780.
  17. "FROM TIMBUKTU TO KATRINA: Sources in African-American History, Volume 2". Dr. Quintard Taylor Jr.
  18. Taylor, Quintard (February 2, 2009). America I AM Black Facts: The Timelines of African American History, 1601-2008 (1st ed.). California: Hay House Inc. pp. 7, Acknowledgement, 240. ISBN 978-1401924065.
  19. Taylor, Quintard (September 5, 2013). Dr. Sam, Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend: An Autobiography (1st ed.). University of Washington Press. pp. 7, 240. ISBN 978-0295993348.
  20. Johnson, Eric W. "Quintard Taylor Named Washington State Jefferson Award Grand Winner". University of Washington.
  21. Mahoney, Eleanor. "Quintard Taylor Awarded Robert Gray Medal by Washington State Historical Society". University of Washington.
  22. Hinchliffe, Emma R. "Department of History's Quintard Taylor wins lifetime achievement award". University of Washington.
  23. Roy, Alyson. "Emeritus Professor Quintard Taylor Featured in KPLU Article". University of Washington.
  24. Johnson, Eric W. "Quintard Taylor Featured in Pacific NW Magazine". University of Washington.
  25. Zeng, Xiaoshun. "President Ana Mari Cauce Acclaimed Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor's Contributions to Black History". University of Washington.
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