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Black California
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Author : Aparajita Nanda
language : en
Publisher: Heyday Books
Release Date : 2011
Black California written by Aparajita Nanda and has been published by Heyday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Literary Collections categories.
Black California is the first comprehensive anthology celebrating black writing through almost two centuries of Californian history. In a patchwork quilt pieced from poetry, fiction, essays, drama, and memoirs, this anthology traces the trajectory of African American writers. Each piece gives a voice to the resonating rhythms that created the African American literary tradition in California. These voices speak of dreams and disasters, of heroic achievements and tragic failures, of freedom and betrayal, of racial discrimination and subsequent restoration--all setting the pulse of the black California experience.
Black California
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Author : B. Gordon Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Black California written by B. Gordon Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Fiction categories.
"For black Americans seeking to know more about their ancestry, and for all Americans interested in the black contribution to the development of the United States, Black California is an excellent resource. This pioneer work covers a three-century history of the African-American's vital role in the cultural and commercial development of California - from the Spanish speaking blacks who colonized the California frontier, through the Gold Rush and the freeing of the slaves, to the development of black schools and churches and the establishment of black commercial enterprises."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Notable Southern Californians In Black History
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Author : Robert Lee Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-23
Notable Southern Californians In Black History written by Robert Lee Johnson and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-23 with History categories.
The contribution of Black men and women throughout the history of California is often overlooked because it doesn't easily fit into the established narrative. In Los Angeles, over half of the original settlers were of African descent. These settlers left New Spain for the northern frontier to escape the oppression of the Spanish caste system, just as the racially oppressive Jim Crow laws propelled a similar migration from the American South 150 years later. Pioneers and politicians, as well as entrepreneurs and educators, left an indelible mark on the region's history. Robert Lee Johnson offers the story of a few of the notable Black men and women who came to Southern California seeking opportunity and a better life for their families.
California S Black Pioneers
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Author : Kenneth G. Goode
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
California S Black Pioneers written by Kenneth G. Goode and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with African Americans categories.
Traces the role of blacks in the settlement and development of California from the Spanish era to the present.
Mining For Freedom
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Author : Sylvia Alden Roberts
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2008-11-04
Mining For Freedom written by Sylvia Alden Roberts and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-04 with History categories.
Did you know that an estimated 5,000 blacks were an early and integral part of the California Gold Rush? Did you know that black history in California precedes Gold Rush history by some 300 years? Did you know that in California during the Gold Rush, blacks created one of the wealthiest, most culturally advanced, most politically active communities in the nation? Few people are aware of the intriguing, dynamic often wholly inspirational stories of African American argonauts, from backgrounds as diverse as those of their less sturdy- complexioned peers. Defying strict California fugitive slave laws and an unforgiving court testimony ban in a state that declared itself free, black men and women combined skill, ambition and courage and rose to meet that daunting challenge with dignity, determination and even a certain lan, leaving behind a legacy that has gone starkly under-reported. Mainstream history tends to contribute to the illusion that African Americans were all but absent from the California Gold Rush experience. This remarkable book, illustrated with dozens of photos, offers definitive contradiction to that illusion and opens a door that leads the reader into a forgotten world long shrouded behind the shadowy curtains of time.
African Americans In Los Angeles
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Author : Karin L. Stanford
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010
African Americans In Los Angeles written by Karin L. Stanford and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
The notion of Los Angeles as a wonderful place of opportunity contributed to the western migration of thousands of Americans, including African Americans escaping racism and violence in the South. But Los Angeles blacks encountered a white backlash, and the doors of opportunity were closed in the form of housing covenants, job discrimination, and school segregation. African Americans fought for equality, building strength in community and collective identity that became their ongoing Los Angeles legacy. This story, encapsulated here in vintage photographs, encompasses the settlers of African descent, antislavery and antidiscrimination efforts, and their cultural contributions on Central Avenue and in Hollywood. Also shown are important flash points, including the 1965 Watts uprising and the O. J. Simpson murder trial. The story of African Americans in Los Angeles is one of promise, dreams, and opportunity realized through survival, willfulness, and foresight.
Seeking El Dorado
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Author : Lawrence B. de Graaf
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Seeking El Dorado written by Lawrence B. de Graaf and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with History categories.
From the 18th century, African Americans, like many others, have migrated to California to seek fortunes or, often, the more modest goals of being able to find work, own a home, and raise a family relatively free of discrimination. Not only their search but also its outcome is covered in Seeking El Dorado. Whether they settled in major cities or smaller towns, African Americans created institutions and organizations—churches, social clubs, literary societies, fraternal orders, civil rights organizations—that embodied the legacy of their past and the values they shared. Blacks came in search of the same jobs as other Americans, but the search often proved frustrating. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, African American leadership in the state consistently focused on achieving racial justice. The essays in this book speak of triumph and hardship, success, discrimination, and disappointment. Seeking El Dorado is a major contribution to black history and the history of the American West and will be of interest to both scholars and general readers.
Black California Dreamin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Black California Dreamin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with African Americans categories.
Black And Brown In Los Angeles
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Author : Josh Kun
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2014
Black And Brown In Los Angeles written by Josh Kun and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Business & Economics categories.
Black and Brown in Los Angeles is a timely and wide-ranging, interdisciplinary foray into the complicated world of multiethnic Los Angeles. The first book to focus exclusively on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States, the book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multiethnic America. Students, faculty, and interested readers will gain an understanding of the different forms of cultural borrowing and exchange that have shaped a terrain through which African Americans and Latinas/os cross paths, intersect, move in parallel tracks, and engage with a whole range of aspects of urban living. Tensions and shared intimacies are recurrent themes that emerge as the contributors seek to integrate artistic and cultural constructs with politics and economics in their goal of extending simple paradigms of conflict, cooperation, or coalition. The book features essays by historians, economists, and cultural and ethnic studies scholars, alongside contributions by photographers and journalists working in Los Angeles.
Black California Gold
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Author : Wendy M Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2025-03-11
Black California Gold written by Wendy M Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-11 with Poetry categories.
Black California Gold takes the temperature of black life in the California Bay Area, documenting through poetic observation and memory work the stress of disappearing black neighborhoods and communities, cultural landmarks, and ecological resources amid urban redevelopment, advanced gentrification, and black displacement. [I have not released the descriptions to Eloquence because this is a trade title and the descriptions will be freelanced. P.D.]