Racquel West
Racquel West was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She now attends the University of Washington, Seattle where she is pursuing a double major in Geography and History. She is passionate about narratives and how rhetoric creates borders. Specifically, Racquel is interested in studying how people utilize, define themselves, and transition through definitive, yet invisible spatial boundaries that shape society. She values how information is displayed and then how people chose to interact with that information. Contributing to BlackPast.org is important to Racquel as it provides an opportunity to spread stories that are vital to understanding the African American experience.
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Cockstock Affair (1844)
The Cockstock Affair is argued to be the justification that white settlers used to install Oregon’s exclusion laws against African Americans in the...
Flemmie Pansy Kittrell (1904-1980)
Flemmie Kittrell was born on December 25, 1904 to James and Alice Kittrell in Henderson, North Carolina. Kittrell attended Hampton Institution...
Audrey Forbes Manley (1934- )
Audrey Forbes Manley, who would eventually be acting Surgeon General of the United States, was born in Jackson, Mississippi on...
Karen Washington (1956- )
Urban gardening advocate Karen Washington was born in 1956 in New York City, New York and has lived in New York...
Château Hough (2010- )
The Vineyard of Château Hough was founded by Mansfield Frazier in 2010 in Hough, a working-class neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. This vineyard at...
Charlotte Maxeke (Manye) (1874-1939)
Charlotte Maxeke (maiden name Manye) was a South African woman who broke societal barriers throughout her life. She was born in South...
Yaa Asantewaa (mid-1800s-1921)
Yaa Asantewaa was an influential Ashanti queen at the beginning of the twentieth century who remains a powerful symbol today. Her birthdate...
Evelyn J. Fields (1949- )
Through her work in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Evelyn J. Fields has broken barriers for women, African...
Gloria Conyers Hewitt (1935- )
Born October 26, 1935 in Sumter, South Carolina, Gloria Conyers Hewitt grew up persistent. Her father, Emmett C. Conyers, and...
