Since 1865 African-American architects have been designing and building houses and public buildings, but the architects are virtually unknown. This work brings

“This book is not for you. It is not for architectural academic elites. It is not for those who have gentrified our neighborhoods, overly intellectualized the

"Ellen Weiss breaks important new ground in her remarkable monograph on Robert R. Taylor. This volume is by far the most detailed account we have of an African

" another missing piece of our rich history and profound contribution to western civilization. For history buffs please put this book on your must read list...