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Title: Building a Movement on San Bernardino's Westside

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Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: Black families moved into Westside San Bernardino in small numbers in 1910s and 20s, settling near the Santa Fe Railyard between 6th and 9th east of Mount Vernon. They built churches, businesses and masonic orders and the NAACP that became the foundation of early civil rights movement from the 1920s through the 1940s. This StoryMap traces the long the civil rights movement in San Bernardino, highlighting the roots of the movement in the 40s, the challenges to housing segregation in the 50s, and the activism for equal education in the 1960s and 70s. Drawing on oral histories and photos from the Bridges That Carried Us Over Project, this StoryMap brings to life the rich history of activism on San Bernardino's Westside including the stories of W.S. Johnson who was president of the NAACP founded in 1919, Art Townsend who started the Precinct Reporter and mentored a generation of activists, and Frances Grice who worked alongside Bonnie Johnson and Valerie Pope to launch the Community League of Mothers to fight for school desegregation and equal schools.

Url: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e2431587394f4f19b1afd4221881fa20

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Authors: Tilton, Jennifer

Publisher: Arcgis

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data

Topics: Education, Housing and Segregation, Race and Ethnicity

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