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(Press Release) BlackPast.org Opens World of Black History to the World of Internet Users

BlackPast.org Board of Directors

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History of BlackPast.org

BlackPast.org, an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. These materials include an online encyclopedia of over 1,500 entries, the complete transcript of over 125 speeches given between 1789 and 2008, over 100 full text primary documents, bibliographies, timelines and four gateway pages with links to 50 digital archive collections. Additionally 75 major African American museums and research centers and over 400 other website resources on black history are also linked to the website. The compilation and concentration of these diverse resources allows BlackPast.org to serve as the "Google" of African American history.

BlackPast.org brings the resources of African American history into every classroom in the world. It also makes every computer, regardless of its location, a classroom in African American history.

 

OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM

Quintard Taylor
Seattle, Washington
  Website Director
     
Casey Nichols
Seattle, Washington
  Website Content
     
Jamila Taylor
Seattle, Washington
  Marketing / Fund Development
     
George Tamblyn
Mercer Island, Washington
  Website Content Specialist/Technical Advisor
     

Catherine Foster
Olympia, Washington

  Senior Website Content/Style Editor
     
Tisa Anders
Denver, Colorado
  Grant Writer
     
Deborah McNally
Seattle, Washington
  Webmaster
     
Galen Schroeder
Fargo, North Dakota
  Website Indexer
     
Robert Fikes
San Diego, California
  Special Content Specialist
     
Adrienne Wartts
St. Louis, Missouri
  Copy Editor
     
Carla Garner
Barrington, Illinois
  Copy Editor
     
Camille Stuppard
Seattle, Washington
  High School Intern
     
Lexi Fitzgerald
Barrington, Illinois
  High School Intern

 

OUR DESIGN TEAM - GripMedia.Net

Jerry Chrisman
Portland, Oregon
  Web Site Producer/Drupal Architect
     

Theresa Pridemore
Portland, Oregon

 

Senior Graphic Designer

     
Elizabeth Boyd-Flynn
Portland, Oregon
  Information Architect
     
Special thanks to: Lamont Wilkins, Nicholas Brandon, Carrie Cox and Pete Hamre for all their assistance in the site building and content transfer. Special thanks to Bill Fitzgerald and Marc Poris of FunnyMonkey for their technology consulting.

 

Online Encyclopedia Contributors:

Contributor Name:Affiliation:
Adair, ZakiyaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Adams, LutherUniversity of Washington, Tacoma
Adejumobi, Saheed A.Seattle University
Adeleke, TundeIowa State University
Agee, HeatherBerea College
Alexander, Chief Justice GerrySupreme Court of the State of Washington
Amica, Jedidiah I.Berea College
Anders, Tisa M.Independent Historian
Anderson, Erica LeeUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Anderson, MegIndependent Historian
Anderson, SusanIndependent Historian
Appiah, Kwame AnthonyPrinceton University
Armitage, SusanWashington State University
Asukile, ThabitiUniversity of Cincinnati
Austin, Hilary MacOneHistory.org
Baadom-Piaro, Bemene Berea College
Bacharach, Jere L.University of Washington, Seattle
Baker, JohnIndependent Historian
Baldasty, Gerald J.University of Washington, Seattle
Banks, James A.University of Washington, Seattle
Banks, WilliamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Barnett, Douglas Q.Independent Historian
Barr, AlwynTexas Tech University
Barton, CoreyBerea College
Bartoy, Kevin M.The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee
Baskin, AndrewBerea College
Bastien, EliotIndependent Historian
Bauman, RobertWashington State University, Tri-Cities
Behan Barbara C.Independent Historian
Benton, Judge Monica J.King County Superior Court
Berlin, IraUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Bernard-Bastien, SandraIndependent Historian
Bernardo, JosephUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Beverton, AlysUniversity of Sussex (England)
Bilow, AliUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Birzer, Dedra McDonaldHillsdale College (Michigan)
Black, JanineTemple University
Blakely, AllisonBoston University
Bletson, DyshaunticUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Blue, Christopher T.University of Washington, Seattle
Blyden, RuthBerea College
Bond de Pérez, ZaniceUniversity of Kansas
Boydston, CassandraUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Brackett, John K.University of Cincinnatti
Bragg, SusanBinghamton University
Brenton, FelixUniversity of Sussex (England)
Brose, KathleenIndependent Historian
Broussard, AlbertTexas A&M University
Broussard, AntoinetteIndependent Historian
Brown, AmyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Bullock, JamesIndependent Historian
Burnett, LucyIndependent Historian
Bush, LawsonCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
Butler, GerryUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Byarlay, RyanUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Cady, DanielCalifornia State University, Fresno
Cairns, KathleenCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Campbell, BrentUniversity of Washington, Seatttle
Campbell, CoryUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Carr, TaylorUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Carson, ClayborneStanford University
Charles, SecretAntioch University, Seattle
Cheam, BunthayUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Cho, NancyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Christensen, StephanieUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Cole, PeterWestern Illinois University
Coleman, Ronald G.University of Utah
Coleman, WillieUniversity of Vermont
Collins, SibrinaCollege of Wooster
Collisson, CraigMetropolitan State University, Denver
Cotkin, GeorgeCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Crawford, JeffButte College
Crowder, Ralph L.University of California, Riverside
Cruickshank, RobertUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Cunningham, ValerieIndependent Historian
Dailey, Jr., Maceo CrenshawUniversity of Texas, El Paso
Daniels, Douglas HenryUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Davis, LaQuantaeUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Davis, Robert "Bob"North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Univ.
Dhadon, DhadonBerea College
Diaz, EdAssociation for African American Historical Research and Preservation (AAAHRP)
Díaz, SaraUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Diouf, Sylviane AnnaSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Eaton, AmberUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Eaton, KalendaArmstrong Atlantic State University
Eckford, WendelLos Angeles City College
Eddins, CrystalMichigan State University
Engledew, Devin JohnUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Erbach, ElizabethBerea College, Kentucky
Erickson, ShannonUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Escamilla, LuisIndependent Historian
Espiritu, AllisonIndependent Historian
Essington, AmyCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Evans, Marissa K.University of Washington, Seattle
Faal, CourtneyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Farley, Lauren E.Berea College
Fearn-Banks, KathleenUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Fenison, Jimmy B.Independent Historian
Fenner-Dorrity, EvelynIndependent Historian
Fikes, RobertSan Diego State University
Fletcher, PhyllisIndependent Historian
Foster, Catherine D. (Kay)Independent Historian
Franz, AlyssaUniversity of Washington
Gallaher, RachelUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Garner, Carla W.Independent Historian
Gasanabo, Jean-DamasceneUNESCO Consultant
Gates, Henry Louis Jr.Harvard University
Glasrud, BruceIndependent Historian
Goldman, HenryIndependent Historian
Goldman, MarionUniversity of Oregon
Goodloe, TrevorUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Granberry, DorothyBridges Research
Granshaw, MichelleUniversity of Washington
Graveline, Rose MaryUniversity of Vermont
Gregory, JamesUniveristy of Washington, Seattle
Grinde, Jr., DonaldState University of New York at Buffalo
Handel, HeatherUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Hansen, MoyaColorado Historical Society
Hardaway, RogerNorthwestern Oklahoma State University
Harding, LakeishaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Harris, TrudierUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hassan, AminaIndependent Historian
Hauck, JanetWhitworth College
Helm, MattUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Hendrix, Janie L.Independent Historian
Henry, MaryIndependent Historian
Henry, Victor Jr.Berea College
Hersey, Mark D.University of Kansas
Heung, CamilleUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Hill, Anthony DuaneOhio State University
Hill, StephenIndependent Historian
Hoffman, Brian GeneUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Hornsby, Jr., AltonMorehouse College
Hornsby-Gutting, AngelaUniversity of Mississippi
Hudson, RobCarnegie Hall
Hughes, JohnIndependent Historian
Hunt, ChuckNational Park Service
Hurst, RyanIndependent Historian
Irons, Stasia MehschelUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Ito, GailIndependent Historian
Jack, BryanWinston-Salem State University
Jackson, ErrinUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Jackson, Miles M.University of Hawaii
Jefferson, Robert F.Xavier University (Ohio)
Jeffrey, KendraNorthwest African American Museum, Seattle
Johns, BarbaraIndependent Historian
Johnson, ChristopherUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Johnson, KarenBigelow House Museum, Olympia, Washington
Johnson, RichardUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Johnson, Robert LeeIndependent Historian
Johnson, Tekla AliJohnson C. Smith University
Johnson, Willard R.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johnson, Wilma J.Independent Historian
Jonas, RayUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Jones, AshleyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Jones, Howard J.Independent Historian
Jones, RobinIndependent Historian
Jones-Sneed, FrancesMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Jordan, KarenIndependent Historian
Joshel, SandraUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Juantuah, KwadwoBerea College
Juarez, AndreaIndependent Historian
Kastner, CharlesIndependent Historian
Katz, William L.Independent Historian
Kaubisch, BarretUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Kaul, AbhinavUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Kealoha, Samantha NicholasUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Kelly, JamesCEO, Seattle Urban League
Kent, W. Mae Independent Historian
Kilian, CrawfordCapilano College
Kindig, JessieUniversity of Washington, Seattle
King, DonaldIndependent Historian
Kirkendall, Richard S.University of Washington, Seattle
Knight, StephanieAntioch McGregor University
Kreiger, CarolineUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Kuklick, BruceUniversity of Pennsylvania
Kyriacopoulos, Konstantine A.University of Washington, Seattle
Lacey, Marlette C.Independent Historian
Lane, HaleyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Lang, WilliamPortland State University
Large, JerrySeattle Times
Larsen, Julia HenningUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Lawson, JacquelineBlack Genealogy Research Group
Lawson-Borders, GracieUniversity of Wyoming
Lee, Allen L.Independent Historian
Leiker, JamesJohnson County Community College, Kansas
Leonard, KevinWestern Washington University
Leslie, KaraniIndependent Historian
Lewis, Carole IoneIndependent Historian
Lohse, BillUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Long, PriscillaHistoryLink.org
Lowe, TurkiyaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
MacDonald, Meg MeneghelIndependent Historian
Mack, DwayneBerea College
Mack, FeliciaBerea College
Malcolm, Tavis AlanUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Mangun, KimberleyUniversity of Utah
Manos, NickUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Mars, Shaun MichaelUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Marshall, Valin G.British Columbia Black History Awareness Society
Martins, Ana NinaIndependent Historian
Massey, Sara R.Independent Historian
Mathies, StephanieBerea College
Matin, KhadijahIndependent Historian
McClendon III, John H.Michigan State University
McCurdy, DevonUniversity of Washington, Seattle
McGee, Jr., HenrySeattle University
Mchie, BenjaminAfricanAmericanRegistry.com
McKibbon, Carol LynnStanford University
McLagan, ElizabethPortland (Oregon) Community College
McLean, PollyUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
McNally, DeborahUniversity of Washington, Seattle
McWhorter, John H.Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Mennenga, LacindaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Mentor, MadalynBerea College
Micklin, Anna T.Evergreen State College
Mikkelsen, Jr., EdwardUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Miller, SusanArizona State University
Millner, DarrellPortland State University
Modica, AaronUniversity of Washington
Mohn, StephenUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Mohr, JamesUniversity of Oregon
Moore, Shirley Ann WilsonCalifornia State University, Sacramento
Moyle, ClayIndependent Historian
Mulroy, KevinUniversity of Southern California
Muratovic, VildanaIndependent Historian
Nash, GaryUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Nelson, H. ViscountUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Nichols, CaseyStanford University
O'Brien, William P.National Park Service
O'Connell, Deirdre Independent Historian
O'Connor, Allison MarieUniversity of Washington, Seattle
O'Mara, MargaretUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Okocha, VictorUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Oldham, KitHistoryLink.org
Olsen, WinnifredThurston County (Wa.) Historical Commission
Opsahl, Alexander J.Independent Historian
Orange, TonyCentral Area Motivation Program, Seattle
Ott, ChrisUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Parker, ChristopherUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Pascoe, PeggyUniversity of Oregon
Patterson, Tiffany RubyVanderbilt University
Patton, TraceyUniversity of Wyoming
Pearson, RudyAmerican River Community College, Sacramento
Pelton, Tristan MichaelUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Pengra, Lilah MortonIndependent Historian
Perry, Jeffrey B.Independent Historian
Peterson, HeatherUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Pharr, Gwendolyn EppsNorfolk State University
Phillips, JohannaIndependent Historian
Pijeaux, Jr., LawrenceThe Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Pitre, MerlineTexas Southern University
Pitzer, RobertUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Pope-Levison, PriscillaSeattle Pacific University
Pratt, Tiffany L. Berea College
Pressly, Thomas J.University of Washington, Seattle
Pruitt, BernadetteSam Houston State University
Quintana, Maria L. University of Washington, Seattle
Rafael, Vicente L.University of Washington, Seattle
Rand-Caplan, Ramona L.University of New Mexico
Ravage, John W.Independent Historian
Reed, Wilson EdwardSeattle University
Reese, Linda W.East Central University (Oklahoma)
Reynolds, JacquelineHoward University
Richards, JohnettaSan Francisco State University
Rivera, AliciaUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Roberson, Jere W.University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
Robinette, DesireeUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Robinson, Edward J.Abilene Christian University
Robinson, GregUniversity of Quebec at Montreal
Rodriquez-Estrada, Alicia I.Los Angeles Trade & Technical College
Rogers, Brittany RoseUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Rop, JimmyBerea College
Roth, CatherineIndependent Historian
Royster, Juana R.Independent Historian
Ruffin II, Herbert G.Syracuse University
Rupert, AllisonUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Saldivar, RhondaTexas Southern University
Salo, Jessica JinaIndependent Historian
Salter, DarenUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Samuels, Wilfred D.University of Utah
Sanders, DarsheikesBerea College
Scates, ShelbyIndependent Historian
Schubert, Frank "Mickey"Independent Historian
Sclater, Karla KellingUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Searles, Michael N.Augusta State University
Shabazz, AmilcarUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
Shine, Gregory PaynterNational Park Service
Simba, MalikCalifornia State University, Fresno
Smith, AlonzoMontgomery College (Maryland)
Smith, Eric A.Independent Historian
Smith, John DavidUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Snethen, Jessica Independent Historian
So, ConnieUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Soden, DaleWhitworth University
Spearman, Judge Theodore (Ted) and MarieIndependent Historians
Spigner, ClarenceUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Spratlen, PamelaU.S. Department of State
Stevenson, ShannaOlympia (Wa.) Heritage Commission
Stirling, RobertUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Stuckey, MelissaUniversity of Oregon
Summers, MartinBoston College
Sutherland, Claudia E.University of Washington, Seattle
Swan, JuliaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Takagi, MidoriWestern Washington University
Tamblyn, GeorgeUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Taylor, QuintardUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Teal, ChristopherU.S. Department of State
Terenzi, AlipioIndependent Historian
Tesfa, HasanBerea College
Tesfu, JuliannaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Thomas, Barbara EarlNorthwest African American Museum, Seattle
Thomas, Crystal D.Berea College
Thompson, KathleenOneHistory.org
Tidwell, John EdgarUniversity of Kansas
Tolly, VictorUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Touré, Maelenn-Kégni University of Nantes (France)
Tsuchiya, KazuyoIndependent Historian
Van Houten, MattUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Veitenhans, ColeyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Velasquez, Maria-ElenaIndependent Historian
Von Lehman, KatieUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Wada, KayomiUniversity of Washington, Tacoma
Waggoner, CassandraUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Wagner, Tricia MartineauIndependent Historian
Wallace, MarcusIndependent Historian
Wallace, Yvonne TolletteIndependent Historian
Walton, PeterUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Walton-Raji, AngelaUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Wang, Tabitha C.University of Washington, Seattle
Ward, AndrewIndependent Historian
Ward, Robert V. Jr.Dean, Southern New England School of Law
Wartts, AdrienneIndependent Historian
Washington, Guy M.National Park Service
Watson, ElwoodEast Tennessee State University
Westbrook, ArianaUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Whitaker, Matthew C.Arizona State University
White, Claytee D.University of Nevada at Las Vegas
Wiggs, FredUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Williams, Mary L.National Park Service
Willix, MaryIndependent Historian
Wilson, CynthiaBlack Genealogy Research Group
Winter, ElizabethUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Winter, Kari J.State University of New York at Buffalo
Wirth, NikolausUniversity of Augsburg (Germany)
Wolcott, Victoria W.University of Rochester
Yee, ShirleyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Yoo, Jiwon AmyUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Yoon, Christina JinUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Young, Eugene "Skip" Jr.Independent Historian
Young, Margaret BlairBrigham Young University (Utah)
Yu, Karlson University of Washington, Seattle
Zellar, GaryUniversity of Saskatchewan
Zick, William J.Independent Historian

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