Manuel Lopes (1812-?), Seattle's first Black citizen, arrives in 1852.

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Lopes is a barber and his barbershop is the village's first Black-owned business. He plays the snare drum, and is known for his generosity to his customers -- loggers, millhands, sailors, and miners.</p> </article> <aside id="media-anchor"> <figure id="default-image"> <a href="/Content/Media/Photos/Large/seattle-1866.JPG" title="Seattle, 1866  Courtesy University of Washington Archives"><img src="/Content/Media/Photos/Small/seattle-1866.JPG" /></a> <figcaption> <p><strong>Seattle, 1866</strong></p> <p>Courtesy University of Washington Archives</p> </figcaption> </figure> </aside> <article> <hr /> <h6> <strong>Sources:</strong> <p>Esther Hall Mumford, <em>Seattle's Black Victorians, 1852-1901</em> (Seattle: Ananse Press, 1980), 66-67.</p> </h6> <div class="related-topics"> <hr /> <h6><strong>Related Topics</strong></h6> <a href="/Search/Results?TopicId=5&FilterTopic=on">Black Americans</a> <a href="/Search/Results?TopicId=7&FilterTopic=on">Business</a> <a href="/Search/Results?TopicId=20&FilterTopic=on">Firsts</a> <a href="/Search/Results?TopicId=39&FilterTopic=on">Pioneers</a> </div> <div class="page-nav-bottom" id="page-nav-bottom"> <hr /> <div class="page-nav"> <div class="previous"> <a class="button" href="/File/7981">< Previous Entry in Timeline</a> </div> <div class="next"> <a class="button" href="/File/10781">Next Entry in Timeline ></a> </div> </div> </div> <hr /> <h6> <strong>Licensing</strong>: This essay is licensed under a Creative Commons license that encourages reproduction with attribution. 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