Re: “Quintard Taylor, UW professor and Black history archivist, dies at 76” (Sept. 25, Native Information):
A heat thanks to Claire Withycombe for her thorough and poignant reporting on the sudden loss of life of Professor Quintard Taylor, a large amongst students on the College of Washington. I had the pleasure of assembly with Professor Taylor a number of instances, speaking historical past and present occasions. He was all the time charming, good, and witty. His BlackPast.org web site is a marvel of true tales not typically advised. I’m way more knowledgeable due to our temporary encounters.
There may be certainly a battle on historical past launched by the present president and plenty of governors of his social gathering. Sadly, the nation misplaced certainly one of its guardians of American historical past. Let’s hope his life conjures up Individuals to proceed on in telling the American story, with all its richness, its triumphs, its tragedies and its truths.
Bruce Johnson, Seattle
