23 min

1906 Earthquake: Oral Histories from Black San Franciscans Bay Curious

    • Places & Travel

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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This story was reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale, Brendan Willard and Katherine Monahan. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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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Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest



Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts
This story was reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale, Brendan Willard and Katherine Monahan. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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