Thomas DresserThomas Dresser grew up in central Massachusetts and has lived on Martha's Vineyard since the mid-1990s. He wrote African Americans of Martha's Vineyard in 2010. This is his sixteenth book with The History Press. He can be reached at thomasdresser@gmal.com or thomasdresser.com. Richard Lewis Taylor has been a summer resident on Martha's Vineyard for more than forty-five years. He is the "Oak Bluffs" columnist for the Vineyard Gazette . In his capacity as the president of the Union Chapel Educational and Cultural Institute, he established the Charles Ogletree Public Forums. His service to the island was recognized by the Martha's Vineyard Museum, which bestowed on him the Martha's Vineyard Medal. Read More Read Less