Nate Christensen
Bachelor of arts in History from the University of Washington
Nathan Christensen is a University of Washington graduate whose abiding enthusiasm for history drove him to earn a bachelor of arts in that field and to contribute to BlackPast.org. His entries are the product of research conducted under UW Professor Quintard Taylor’s tutelage. He is currently working towards teacher certification and a Masters in Teaching.
Articles by
John Lewis Waller (1850-1907)
John L. Waller was a career Republican and activist who played a significant role in Kansas politics. He was born...
Allen B. Light (1805-?)
The African American experience in California in the years just prior to the Gold Rush included more than just overland...
Oberlin-Wellington Rescue (1858)
Tensions leading up to the Civil War often manifested themselves through conflicts over the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. The...
Dunbar Hotel (1928- )
The Great Migration brought many African Americans to Los Angeles in the 1920s. Housing covenants and other forms of discrimination...
Maynard Jackson, Sr. (1894-1953)
Rev. Dr. Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Sr. carried on two family traditions: preaching and politics. The son of Alexander Stephens Jackson,...
John Brown’s Christmas Raid into Missouri 1858
As Harper’s Ferry would prove, John Brown’s preferred method of battling slavery was to free hundreds of enslaved people at...
Mahlon Van Horne (1840-1910)
Reverend Mahlon Van Horne was a community leader in Newport, Rhode Island and a pioneer in African American politics. As...
