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The Forging of a Black Community
Seattle’s Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era
Seattle's first black resident was a sailor named Manuel Lopes who arrived in 1858 and became the small community's first barber. He left in the early 1870s to seek economic prosperity elsewhere, but as Seattle...
ISBN: 9780295750415
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Seeking El Dorado
African Americans in California
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...
ISBN: 9780295980836
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Dr. Sam, Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend
An Autobiography
When he was seventeen, Sam Kelly met Paul Robeson, who asked him, "What are you doing for the race?" That question became a challenge to the young Kelly and inspired him to devote his life...
ISBN: 9780295993348
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