1906 Earthquake: Oral Histories from Black San Franciscans
Listener Allison Pennell recently saw a museum booklet featuring archival photos of Black residents watching the fire that consumed the city after the 1906. It got her wondering how this specific community fared after the quake, especially given the entrenched racism of the time.
Additional Reading:
Stunning Archival Photos Of the 1906 Earthquake And Fire
tanea lunsford lynx's We Were Here project
Entire set of Afro-American Oral Histories, Pre-WWII
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