Atlas of Black California

In the 1800s, a world renown artist visited California by stagecoach to sell some of her pieces.

She made an unexpected side-trip to a town whose library bought 3 of her works.

These works remain in this town today, still owned by the library, and housed in the main branch.

Who and What Town?

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2. Beckwourth: Named after the prolific frontiersman, James Beckwourth.

Among other things, he was the first Westerner to discover a mountain pass into Cali for settlers, the Beckwourth Pass, located a little north-west of Reno on present-day Interstate 70.

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1. Allensworth: Named after Allen Allensworth, this unincorporated community was one of many towns in California founded by black folks who wanted to pursue a measure of community independence.

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Can you name two California towns named after black men?

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Developing first video on Edmonia Lewis in San Jose!!

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