Catherine Roth
Graduate of the University of Washington
Catherine Roth is a 2009 graduate of the University of Washington where she majored in history. Her essay,“The Coon Chicken Inn: A History of White Bigotry and Black Agency in Seattle, Washington” won the 2008-2009 York-Mason Award for outstanding undergraduate essay on African Americans in the West. Interested in 20th century American cultural history, African-American history, and public history, she is eager to continue her academic career by pursuing a Masters in History. Roth is currently the Education Intern for HistoryLink.org.
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Coon Chicken Inn
The Coon Chicken Inn was a fried-chicken restaurant chain located in the Pacific Northwest from the late 1920s through the...
Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten (ca. 1892-1987)
Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, an American folk and blues musician, made her professional debut in 1959 at the age of 67....
Americo-Liberians
Americo-Liberians are Liberians of African American descent. They trace their ancestry to freeborn and formerly enslaved African Americans who immigrated...
“Mississippi” John Smith Hurt (ca. 1892-1966)
Born in Teoc, Mississippi in 1892 but raised in Avalon, Mississippi, “Mississippi” John Hurt spent the majority of his life...
Tonton Macoutes (Milice Volontaires de la Securite Nationale – MSVN)
The Milice Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale (MVSN), or the (Militia of) National Security Volunteers was a Haitian paramilitary force...
Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier (1951-2014)
Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, the son of the infamously corrupt and authoritarian Haitian president François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, was president...
François “Papa Doc” Duvalier (1907-1971)
Dr. François Duvalier, also known as “Papa Doc,” was the president of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. His regime was...
Kenule “Ken” Beeson Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995)
Kenule, or Ken, Saro-Wiwa was an environmental activist, author, and television producer. He was born in Bori, a small town...
The Wapato Race Riot, 1938
Around 10 P.M. on Saturday, July 9, 1938, a mob (estimated by local paper to be two hundred strong) of...
Jimmy Cliff (1948- )
Born in St. Catherine, Jamaica on April 1, 1948 as James Chambers, the ska-reggae musician Jimmy Cliff proved to be...
Thomas Sankara (1949-1987)
Thomas Sankara, political leader of Burkina Faso in the 1980s, was born on December 21, 1949 in Yako, a northern...
John Chilembwe (ca. 1871-1915)
John Chilembwe was a Baptist educator and political leader who organized an uprising against British colonial rule in Nyasaland (today...
