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 surprising dying of Professor Quintard Taylor, an enormous amongst students on the College of Washington. I had the pleasure of assembly with Professor Taylor a couple of instances, speaking historical past and present occasions. He was all the time charming, good, and witty. His BlackPast.org website is a marvel of true tales not usually informed. I’m much more knowledgeable due to our transient encounters.
There may be certainly a conflict on historical past launched by the present president and lots of governors of his celebration. Sadly, the nation misplaced one in every of its guardians of American historical past. Let’s hope his life conjures up People to proceed on in telling the American story, with all its richness, its triumphs, its tragedies and its truths.
Bruce Johnson, Seattle
