A history of African Americans in San Francisco. This study aims to demolish the myth of white liberal progressivism in San Francisco. Sketches and accounts of the roles played by individuals such as C.L. Dellums, international president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters are included.
Albert S. Broussard is professor of history at Texas A&M University. He is the author of several books, including African American Odyssey: The Stewarts, 1853-1963 (University Press of Kansas, 1998) and Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 1900-1954 (University Press of Kansas, 1993).