Taylor, Quintard

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TAYLOR, Quintard

TAYLOR, Quintard. American, b. 1948. Genres: History. Career: Washington State University, Pullman, assistant professor of black studies, 1971-75; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, professor of history, 1977-90; University of Oregon, Eugene, professor of history, 1990-, Knight Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1998- 99, adjunct professor of folklore and ethnic studies, 1990-94, department head, 1997-99. Visiting@pro at universities worldwide; speaker at colleges and universities; consultant to Great Plains Black Museum, Black American West Museum, and to public television stations and film companies. Publications: The Making of the Modern World: A Reader in Twentieth-Century Global History, 1990; The Forging of a Black Community: A History of Seattle's Central District, 1870 through the Civil Rights Era, 1994; In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West, 1528-1990, 1998. EDITOR: (with L.B. de Graaf) Seeking Eldorado: African Americans in California, 1769-1997, in press; (with S.A. Moore) African American Women in the American West, 1600-1990, in press. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to history journals. Address: Department of History, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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