Quintard Taylor

Quintard Taylor (December 11, 1948 – September 21, 2025) was an American historian and former professor of the University of Washington. He was founder of BlackPast.org, an online encyclopedia dedicated to African-American history.

Personal life Taylor was born on December 11, 1948, to Quintard Taylor Sr. and Grace Taylor in Brownsville, Tennessee, where he finished his high school education. and they had three children including politician Jamila Taylor.

Education Taylor graduated from Carver High School in Brownsville, Tennessee.

His awards include a Washington State Jefferson Award (2015) and lifetime achievement award from the Washington State Historical Society.

Published works

Books The Making of the Modern World: A Reader in 20th Century Global History (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, 1990) America-I-Am Black Facts: The Story of a People Through Timelines, 1601–2000 (New York: Tavis Smiley Books, 2009) Dr. Sam, Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend: The Autobiography of Samuel Eugene Kelly (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2010)

Website Founder and Director, BlackPast.org.

TV series African Americans in the West, January–February 2006.