Further Information and Resources Used
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African American History Museum and Library at Oakland
Delilah Beasley
Podcast:
We were being erased: The woman who saved California’s Black history East Bay Yesterday
Book:
The Negro Trailblazers of California by Delilah Beasley
Articles:
Delilah Beasley: Oakland’s crusading journalist Oakland Public Library
The Oakland Tribune Journalist Who Highlighted Black Excellence KQED
Ruth Beckford
Video:
Black dance in action, Ruth Beckford dance workshop at Mills College Internet Archive
African/Haitian Dance with Ruth Beckford YouTube
Podcasts:
“I enjoyed every day” A tribute to Ruth Beckford East Bay Yesterday
Going for happiness: an oral history of Ruth Beckford California Revealed
Articles:
Ruth Beckford Museum of Performance + Design
From Guns to Butter Black Panther Movement blog
Black Panther Party
Podcast:
Tales of The Town E2: The Black Panther Party & People’s Breakfast Oakland
Articles:
Survival Pending Revolution: What the Black Panthers Can Teach the US Food Movement Food First
Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for Children Program Found SF
Oakland Black Cowboy Association
Film:
Cowboy: The Story of Wilbert Freeman McAlister Western American
Articles:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Black Cowboys in the 19th Century West (1850-1900) BlackPast.Org
Oakland’s Black Cowboys Parade celebrates African Americans’ role in the West Oakland North
Cowgirls and Cowboys Show Off Their Finest at the Longest-Running Traveling Black Rodeo Vogue Magazine
National Park Service National Park Service
Buffalo Soldiers at the Presidio of San Francisco Presidio of San Francisco
Jay Payton
Videos:
The Jay Payton Show, July 18, 1976 Internet Archive
The Jay Payton Show, 1976 Internet Archive
Jay Payton: Legendary Bay Area MC YouTube
Articles:
The Jay Payton Show: Oakland’s Own Soul Train Oakland Public Library
Jay Payton, Bay Area entertainer, dies at 90 SF Gate
TJ Robinson's Gingerbread House
Podcast:
The Holy Trinity: From the Bayou to the Bay Southern Foodways Alliance
Articles:
The Gingerbread Dream House by Bea Julian, Ebony Jr. Magazine Aug/Sep 1981 Google Books
Oakland: New life for quirky Gingerbread House building Marin Independent Journal
T.J.'s Gingerbread House Mangione Magic
William T. Shorey
Podcast:
California’s only black whaling captain: William Shorey’s journey from sailor to celebrity East Bay Yesterday
Articles:
Capt. W.T. Shorey - Master of the Sea California Black Business Listings
Whaling Bark Brings Fair Catch UC Riverside Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
Objects Made From the Whaling Industry ThoughtCo
Morrie Turner
Videos:
Oral History Interview with Morrie Turner YouTube
Morrie Turner Day at Children’s Fairyland YouTube
Kid Power Cartoon Museum of Uncut Funk
Articles:
The Gentle Power of “Kid Power” on Records Cartoon Research
Morrie Turner and the Kids Culture
Remembering Groundbreaking 'Wee Pals' Creator Morrie Turner GoComics
Morrie Turner The HistoryMakers
Wee Pals Retrospective at S.F. Library SF Gate
A Passing: Oakland's Morrie Turner, Creator of 'Wee Pals' Comic Strip KQED
West Coast Negro Baseball Association
Video:
The Fall of the West Coast Negro Baseball League
Articles:
West Coast Negro Baseball League Local Wiki
West Coast Negro Baseball Association Collection Oakland Public Library
Short stay: Black baseball briefly had West Coast home Orange County Register
Segregation Britannica Kids
