BlackPast.org

CTL-E-0779 · Archive · collection · unspecified

Verified evidence grade of this record

Digital encyclopedia of Black history (founded 2007 by Quintard Taylor): 7,200 entries, ~1,000 contributors, 6.5M annual visitors (2023); founder died September 21, 2025.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-030; source research type(s): collection. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

blackpast.org (primary source)

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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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