An edition of Untold Legacies (2007)

Untold Legacies

A Pictorial History of Black Long Beach 1900 - 2000 and Beyond

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March 12, 2011 | History
An edition of Untold Legacies (2007)

Untold Legacies

A Pictorial History of Black Long Beach 1900 - 2000 and Beyond

Untold Legacies: A Pictorial History of Black Long Beach 1900 - 2000 and Beyond is a collection of historical profiles and articles about early African American settlers to Long Beach, California. These profiles and articles range from the accounts of early pioneers to Long Beach in the late 1800s to later migrants from the nation's Deep South in search of civil rights and jobs in the Southern California shipyards during World War II. Some of the early settlers to Long Beach faced racial tensions nearly as severe as those they had left behind. The struggle for decent wages, education and equal housing opportunities proved to be challenging.

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Long Beach, researched and preserved photographs, biographies and newspaper articles for more than 20 years before the group contacted Sunny Nash to organize, supervise the writing and edit the photographs in the book. Marie Treadwell coordinated the project and wrote the foreword.

The book is organized into chapters that include businesses, churches, and social clubs, and the professions, such as law, medicine and education. Many of the profiles are of people who were first in their fields. The primary focus of the project was to illustrate the positive nature in which these early settlers lived their lives, in spite of the obstacles, how they built strong families and created an unparalleled sense of community.

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Publisher
Belmont Books
Language
English
Pages
152

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Untold Legacies: A Pictorial History of Black Long Beach 1900 - 2000 and Beyond
2007, Belmont Books
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Long Beach CA USA

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
152p.
Number of pages
152
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches

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OL24615794M
ISBN 10
0966075773

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