I really enjoyed this article. Especially the last few lines. I've never been to the west coast but I've always wanted to see a Sequoia in person. I can imagine their greatness and the history they themselves hold. It seems fitting for them to hold the names and histories of people like Booker T Washington and Brigadier General Charles Young.
I'm 82, Amber and remember learning about Grover T Washington in junior high school back in the 1950's in my home town of Refugio, Texas.( 28 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. A very southern thinking town back then, but, progressive enough to honor the Colored people by teaching us about Grover T.)
Thank you, Kahlil, for this inciteful piece on some Black history that I did not know about and is much needed in our country , especially in this time of Christian Nationalist influence.
Please keep up your vital work about marginalized groups in our country.
I loved learning something new that was never taught in U.S. History or California history. I grew up in CA and attended high school in San Francisco but never knew about the soldiers buried at The Presidio or that the Buffalo Soldiers were working in the National Parks. Thanks for expanding my knowledge.
Thank you for an excellent article! I truly appreciate learning about Americans who contributed so much, yet were never given the recognition they deserve.
I really enjoyed this article. Especially the last few lines. I've never been to the west coast but I've always wanted to see a Sequoia in person. I can imagine their greatness and the history they themselves hold. It seems fitting for them to hold the names and histories of people like Booker T Washington and Brigadier General Charles Young.
I'm 82, Amber and remember learning about Grover T Washington in junior high school back in the 1950's in my home town of Refugio, Texas.( 28 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. A very southern thinking town back then, but, progressive enough to honor the Colored people by teaching us about Grover T.)
Thank you. There is so much history that I’ve missed. you are expanding my world.
Thank you, Kahlil, for this inciteful piece on some Black history that I did not know about and is much needed in our country , especially in this time of Christian Nationalist influence.
Please keep up your vital work about marginalized groups in our country.
This was fascinating and really well written. I love learning about history that gets buried. Thank you for this enlightening article.
I loved learning something new that was never taught in U.S. History or California history. I grew up in CA and attended high school in San Francisco but never knew about the soldiers buried at The Presidio or that the Buffalo Soldiers were working in the National Parks. Thanks for expanding my knowledge.
Remarkable!
Is there a good book that goes into more detail about this that you'd recommend?
Thank you for an excellent article! I truly appreciate learning about Americans who contributed so much, yet were never given the recognition they deserve.