Chris Ott
Graduate of the University of Washington
Chris Ott graduated magna cum laude from University of Washington and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Teaching from the UW and hopes to be teaching high school social studies in the near future. His historical interests pertain to music, theater and other performing arts.
Articles by
George Franklin Grant (1847-1910)
Dr. George Franklin Grant was the first African American professor at Harvard. He was born in Oswego, New York to...
Alexa Canady (1950 – )
Alexa Canady was the first African American woman to become a neurosurgeon. She was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1950...
E. Russell “Noodles” Smith (?-1952)
E. Russell “Noodles” Smith, so named because he always kept enough money for a bowl of noodles after a night...
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell (1918-1985)
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell was a musician, producer, and composer who worked with the top names in early jazz and rock...
Eureka Villa/Val Verde, California
In 1924 a group of prominent Los Angeles African Americans, led by actor and real estate developer Sidney P. Dones...
Frank Waldron (1890-1955)
Frank Waldron was one of the most influential musicians and teachers in the first half of Seattle’s 20th century jazz...
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, the largest Black-owned insurance company in the west, was founded by William Nickerson, Jr.,...
Negro Repertory Company (Seattle) 1936-1939
The Negro Repertory Company (NRC) was established in 1936 by Florence and James Burton, directors of the Seattle Repertory Playhouse...
Norman Oliver Houston (1893-1981)
Norman Oliver Houston was co-founder of the Golden State Mutual Insurance Co., the largest black-owned insurance company in the west....
Edward L. Miles (1939-2016)
Edward Lancelot Miles, the Bloedel Professor Emeritus of Marine and Public Affairs at the University of Washington, Seattle, was a pioneer...
Seattle School Boycott (1966)
On Thursday March 31 and Friday April 1, 1966, thousands of Seattle Public School students boycotted schools in the Central...
William Nickerson (1879-1945)
William Nickerson, one of the founders of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co., was born in a log cabin in...
