Alana Byrd Professor Miller African American History 7 May 2019 San Diego Black Chamber Organization As of 1870, African Americans were present in San Diego. Many of whom were enslaved and discriminated against due to their skin color. These Continue reading
From 1619 to the 1900’s, African Americans continued to be oppressed in the United States. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909 by interracial activists to fight for equal rights and eliminate racial prejudice Continue reading
Throughout the history of our country, there has been little documentation of black women and black women in the workforce. At a time where it was difficult and frowned-upon for women––especially women of color––to have careers and be completely self-owned Continue reading
The Unique Oppression of African American Women in San Diego When beginning to think about what I wanted to write my paper about, I focused on finding something that could show the life of a black woman in San Diego. Continue reading
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was centrifugal to the trajectory of African American history, life, and culture in the nation because it brought about securing the political, social, educational and economic equality of rights to eliminate Continue reading
Kate Moriarty Dr. Miller African American History 7 May 2019 San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts Museums, in general, play an important role in educating the greater community and preserving culture and history. More specifically, African-American museums do Continue reading
From cave drawings to elaborate paintings, humans have created works of art to record events and evoke emotions using visual pictures. So with the inception of photography in the early 1800s, this new art form was created for the same Continue reading
San Diego Native Turned Historical Figure San Diego is one of the largest cities in the United States and it is filled with an abundance of culture and history. Being that San Diego is known for its Continue reading
Edward Anderson: The first African-American to file a lawsuit Edward.W Anderson was a very famous black entrepreneur, and involved in the rise of San Diego’s civil-right movement. Originally from Kentucky and son of former slaves, he arrived in San Continue reading
Martin Luther King’s Visit to San Diego ‘The Visit That Changed Everything’ The beginning was a dream, but it wasn’t just any dream, it was The Dream: to win the equality and search of opportunities for Africans Americans and white Continue reading
