{"product_id":"the-scott-collection-minnesotas-black-community-in-the-50s-60s-and-70s-9781681340609","title":"The Scott Collection: Minnesota's Black Community in the '50s, '60s, and '70s","description":"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--\u003cem\u003eCentennial Edition of the Minneapolis Beacon\u003c\/em\u003e (1956), \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Negro Profile\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), and \u003cem\u003eMinnesota's Black Community\u003c\/em\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scott Collection\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Sr, Walter R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eWalter R. Scott Sr.\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Mississippi in 1929 and moved to Chicago as a young boy with his family. After graduating high school, Scott moved to Minneapolis. He became a night watchman at Northwestern Bell and eventually was promoted to become the first African American to hold a personnel management position at the company. He later worked for the Metropolitan Airport Commission before retiring in 1995. Scott wrote and published \u003cem\u003eThe Minneapolis Beacon\u003c\/em\u003e (1956), \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Negro Profile\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), and \u003cem\u003eMinnesota's Black Community\u003c\/em\u003e (1976) as pictorial resumes of the black community of the Twin Cities during a pivotal time in race relations. He died in 2001.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott, Anthony R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony R. Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e spent many years as a career counselor and vocational expert for the State of Minnesota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Social Security Office, and his own private firm. He later spent 20 years as a supervisor with the Hennepin County Child Protection Unit. He continues to work as a consultant in employment issues. Scott also currently serves as the president of Minnesota's Black Community Project, a nonprofit organization that highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of blacks in Minnesota. He lives in Minneapolis.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott, Chaunda L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Chaunda L. Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor, graduate coordinator, and diversity and inclusion specialist at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She earned a doctorate in Adult Education\/Organizational Leadership with a focus in diversity education from Teachers College at Columbia University and a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Scott has written numerous articles on diversity education and workforce diversity, in addition to her research and teaching in those areas and the subjects of eradicating racism, human resource development, and organizational leadership. In 2015 she was granted a Fulbright Specialist Award in Cape Town, South Africa, where she engaged in diversity education work.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minnesota Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493101703442,"sku":"9781681340609","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5be1e35-4191-4f5a-a7ff-3f1140587572.jpg?v=1730628639","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-scott-collection-minnesotas-black-community-in-the-50s-60s-and-70s-9781681340609","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}