Black San Francisco (PB)

by Albert S. Broussard

Book Overview

By 1867 black San Franciscans had gained access to public transportation. In 1869 they were granted the right to vote by the state of California. In 1875 they fought for desegregated schools and won. Yet in 1957, Willie Mays was initially denied the opportunity to purchase a home in an exclusive San Francisco neighborhood because he was black.

In Black San Francisco, Albert Broussard explores race relations in a city where whites, for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 070060684X
• ISBN13: 9780700606849
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Black San Francisco

The book could have taken one more spin through the editing cycle, the author seems to repeat himself often, but the information is excellent and the research is thorougy.