The Scott Collection: Minnesota's Black Community in the '50s, '60s, and '70s

In the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, Minneapolis resident Walter R. Scott produced a series of books profiling the African American community of the Twin Cities. The people and stories presented in the three original volumes--Centennial Edition of the Minneapolis Beacon (1956), Minneapolis Negro Profile (1968), and Minnesota's Black Community (1976)--reflect a vibrant community of businesspeople, artists, educators, athletes, and other public figures while providing an intimate look at everyday life in black homes, schools, neighborhoods, and businesses.

The Scott Collection brings back into print these fascinating documents of African American life and history in the Twin Cities. The original photos and profiles are supplemented with introductory essays that put Scott's work into context and shed light on what the images and descriptions from the time reveal about Minnesota's diverse populations then and now. The collection offers a "pictorial resume of the black community, its achievements, and its goals" and a fascinating window into particular moments in time.

Author: Walter R. Scott Sr
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 02/01/2018
Pages: 504
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781681340609
ISBN10: 1681340607
BISAC Categories:
- History | African American & Black
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- History | Social History