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Among
the stories related in the program are the Gooch/Monroe family,
whose descendants owned much of Coloma; the settlement of Allensworth,
the only town in the state to be founded, financed, and governed
by African Americans; the Buffalo Soldiers stationed in Yosemite
and Sequoia National Parks; the famous civil rights case
of runaway slave Archy Lee; and the entrepreneurial Dunlap Family,
who operated a famous Sacramento restaurant frequented by Senators
and scions of society. Additional footage from Stockton, Modesto,
Marysville, and Wheatland are included. |
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Program themes highlight education, church, and civil rights,
the population explosion during World War II, and the growth of
the African-American community in the 1950s featuring a profile
of the Colley family of Sacramento.
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Beyond
the television program itself, there will be outreach that includes
production of a DVD, which will  be
distributed to school districts, libraries, museums, and community-based
organizations for use off-air. There will be web elements and
links to curricula relating to California history, ethnic studies,
and African-American history.
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This
program is made possible, in part, by:
 
and
by
New Faze Development/Allen Warren, UC Davis Health System,
Frank Washington, Dean Don Brown, Dr. Ronald T. Blanchette
and
Viewers Like You
Thank you!
Support
was also provided by Charter
Inn and Suites in Tulare, California
Additional
thanks to Jerry Hastings at the city of Tulare Chamber of
Commerce at www.tularechamber.org
Presented as part of our ViewFinder series underwritten by Allied Insurance
and Safe Credit Union.
 
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