African Americans of San Francisco / Jan Batiste Adkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adkins, Jan Batiste.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--California--San Francisco--History--Pictorial works.

African Americans.

San Francisco (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.

San Francisco (Calif.).

San Francisco (Calif.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages).

Other Title:

Images of America : African Americans of San Francisco

Place of Publication:

Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Publishing, [2012]

Summary:

"Beginning in the 1840s, black men and women heard the call to go west, migrating to California in search of gold, independence, freedom, and land to call their own. By the mid-1850s, a lively African American community had taken root in San Francisco. Churches and businesses were established, schools were built, newspapers were published, and aid socieites were formed. For the next century, the history of San Francisco's African American community mirrored the nation's slow progress toward integration with triumphs and setbacks depicted in images of schools, churches, protest movements, business successes, and political struggles" -- P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

1840 - 1900: San Francisco's early black pioneers

1900 - 1950: war, migration, employment opportunities

1950 - 1980: reshaping African American communities, leadership, civil rights, students rights, and redevelopment

1980 - present: after the turmoil.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

793913000