Seattle on the Spot: The Photographs of Al Smith

Quin'Nita Cobbins is a PhD candidate at the University of Washington and webmaster of BlackPast.org. Her research focuses on African American women s history in the Pacific Northwest. Paul de Barros is the author of Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle and a former jazz columnist for The Seattle Times. Howard Giske is curator of photography at MOHAI and long-time friend of Al Smith. Jackie E. A. Lawson is a historian and founding member of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State. Al Butch Smith is Al s son. Butch received a degree in education from Seattle University and his PhD from the College of Education at the University of Washington.