El 5 de abril de 1948, el Estado de Washington aprueba los estatutos del Club Royal Esquire. El Club fue organizado por cinco jóvenes caballeros que no encontraban en la ciudad de Seattle ningún lugar cordial donde los hombres de raza negra pudieran socializar. Ellos eran Doyle Bonner, Frederick Bowmar, William Childress, Freddie Ray y Joe West.
El Estado de Washington aprueba los estatutos del Club Royal Esquire, un club privado de hombres Afroamericanos, el 5 de abril de 1948.
- By Mary T. Henry
- Posted 8/23/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9532
Sources:
Royal Esquire Club website accessed August 16, 2010 (http://http://www.royalesquiresclub.com/); Mary Henry interview with Marvin Vanderhost, Seattle, Washignton; “Club Will Sponsor Benefit for Somalia,” The Seattle Times, May 19, 1992; “Test Drive on Hi Tech Highway,” The Seattle Times, May 2, 1994; “Royal Esquires Opened its Doors to the Public on Election Night,” The Stranger, November 5, 2008; "Royal Esquire Club Articles of Incorporation, April 5, 1948,” Puget Sound Regional Archives; “Rice Promotes Economic Renaissance,” The Seattle Times, January 15, 1992.
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