The history of a historian will often give a sense of the why behind their work. When it came to Northwest history, few stood taller than Dr. Quintard Taylor, Jr. BlackPast.org announced his passing in a press release this week.

Dr. Quintard Taylor, Jr., who died on September 21 in Houston, Texas, is perhaps best known for creating the website BlackPast 2004, a groundbreaking resource for African American and African history that has grown to draw millions of visits from over one hundred countries. As an academic, he was ahead of the times taking advantage of new technology in this way. Taylor also has served as president of the Western History Association, was a founding trustee of the Northwest African American Museum, and was a founding member of the Central District Forum for Arts and

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