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Black Culture and History Collection
Local author Jacqueline E. A. Lawson’s books on Black history and genealogy in Seattle are the latest addition to our Black Culture & History digital collection. Included are a walking tour of the Central District, a history of Camp George Jordan during WWII, and the genealogies of Seattle’s Black pioneer families, the Grose, Dixon-Lee, and Ball families. Learn more about Lawson and her legacy here.
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