El Club Royal Esquire es un club privado para hombres Afroamericanos en Seattle. Fue fundado en 1947 por cinco jóvenes caballeros, debido a que no había en la ciudad ningún local cordial donde los hombres de raza negra pudieran socializar. Contaba con salas disponibles para reuniones de clubes cívicos y sociales. El Club Estatal de Golf Fir (Fir State Golf Club) y el Club LaClique eran dos de los grupos que se reunían allí con regularidad. Durante la era de los derechos civiles podía verse allí a algunos líderes del movimiento planeando estrategias. Había cenas para recaudar fondos con frituras de pescado, menudos de cerdo (chitlin struts) y sopa gumbo Creole. Durante más de 60 años el club ha buscado maneras de contribuir positivamente a la comunidad en un ambiente de camaradería. El Club Royal Esquire está ubicado actualmente en 5016 Rainier Avenue S, en Columbia City.
Club Royal Esquire, El (Seattle)
- By Mary T. Henry
- Posted 8/14/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9522
Sources:
Royal Esquire Club website accessed August 5, 2010 (http://www.royalesquiresclub.com/); Stewart Eskanazi, “Gentlemen of the Club,” The Seattle Times Magazine, November 26, 2000; “African American Business Community Honors Successes,” The Seattle Times, January 24, 1995; “Governor to Address Business Group,” The Seattle Times, January 22, 1995; “Test Drive on Hi Tech Highway,” The Seattle Times, May 2, 1994; “Club Will Sponsor Benefit for Somalia,” The Seattle Times, May 19, 1992; “Rice Promotes Economic Renaissance,” The Seattle Times, January 15, 1992; “Royal Esquires Opened its Doors to the Public on Election Night,” The Stranger, November 5, 2008; Mary Henry interview with Lincoln Grazette, Seattle, July 23, 2010; Mary Henry interview with Marvin Vanderhost, Seattle, July 2010; Oral history of Lincoln Grazette (transcribed oral history), Black Heritage Society Archives, Museum of Industry & History, Seattle; “Royal Esquires Club Entertains,” The Facts, February 15, 1963; “Nite Life,” The Facts, March 15, 1963; “Esquire Fashion Show to Hi-Lite Dad’s Day,” The Facts, May 31, 1963; “Royal Esquire News,” The Facts, October 18, November 1, November 21, November 27, December 5, December 12, December 26, 1963, February 6, April 1, 1964.
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