ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rohulamin Quander, a native Washingtonian, is a retired senior administrative law judge for the District of Columbia and holds a BA degree (1966) and a JD degree (1969) from Howard University. He is a member of the Quander Family, whose distinguished history traces to the 1670s in the Maryland and Virginia colonies. The Quander legacy includes George Washington’s Mount Vernon Plantation’s enslaved ancestors Sukey Bay, Nancy Carter Quander, and West Ford. Judge Quander periodically serves as an advisor to Mount Vernon, most recently for the exhibit “Lives Bound Together, Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon,” and still maintains close ties.

In 1985, Judge Quander founded the Quander Historical and Educational Society, Inc. (QHES), a 501 (c) (3) foundation established to document, preserve, and share the historical legacy of the Quander Family, a product widely recognized as an inspirational and educational tool.

His continued years of service include addressing human and civil rights inequities and discrimination against the Dalit (Untouchables) population of India, one of his maternal ancestral homelands. The author of three prior books, Judge Quanderis current offering, The Quanders-Since 1684: An Enduring African American Legacy, relates the multi-century journey of one of America’s oldest documented families who, despite racially imposed obstacles at each turn, through entrepreneurship and perseverance, triumphed to be included by a visit to the Oval Office and a recognition greeting by a U.S. president.

Judge Quander is a licensed District of Columbia tour guide. Married to Carmen Torruella Quander, internationally acclaimed artist, they have three adult children and one grandchild. They reside in Washington, DC.