California's Black Pioneers
Author: Kenneth G. Goode
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Traces the role of blacks in the settlement and development of California from the Spanish era to the present.
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A Different Shade of Orange
Author: Robert A. Johnson
Publisher: California State University San Bernardino
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Twenty-six edition oral histories of Orange County African-American pioneers from Willis Duffy to the family of Robert Clemons.
California's Black Pioneers
Author: Kenneth G. Goode
Publisher: McNally & Loftin Pub
Published: 1974-06-01
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780874610192
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Black California
Author: B. Gordon Wheeler
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780781800747
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"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
Living the California Dream
Author: Alison Rose Jefferson
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1496229061
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →2020 Miriam Matthews Ethnic History Award from the Los Angeles City Historical Society Alison Rose Jefferson examines how African Americans pioneered America’s “frontier of leisure” by creating communities and business projects in conjunction with their growing population in Southern California during the nation’s Jim Crow era.
Mining for Freedom
Author: Sylvia Alden Roberts
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0595524923
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 elan, 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."
Notable Southern Californians in Black History
Author: Robert Lee Johnson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2017-01-23
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1625851154
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
The Negro Trail Blazers of California
Author: Delilah Leontium Beasley
Publisher:
Published: 1919
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Black California
Author: B. Gordon Wheeler
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"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
Seeking El Dorado
Author: Lawrence B. de Graaf
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 557
ISBN-13: 0295805315
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
