Humanities instructor issues report on history of African Americans in King County

Humanities instructor Daudi Abe, Ph.D., recently partnered with Quintard Taylor, Ph.D., a professor from the University of Washington to explore the history of African Americans in King County. They published their findings in an article called “From Memphis and Mogadishu: The History of African Americans in Martin Luther King County, Washington, 1858-2014,” posted on the website BlackPast.org. They analyze the forces that encouraged people of African ancestry to settle in King County and discuss the rapid political, social, and economic changes that its black residents have faced since the first arrival, Manuel Lopes, came to the county in 1858.