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Death on the Ferry: The Alton Collier Story
On April 27th, 1946, an African American resident of Coronado and employee of the famous Hotel del Coronado, boarded an 8:20 pm ferry to San Diego. A…
Apr 27, 2023
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March 2023
Coronado's Trailblazing Football star, Edward "Puss" Thompson, Coronado High Class of 1920
Edward Thompson was the first African American football star in Southern California collegiate history. In 1923 he was called the greatest African…
Mar 30, 2023
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February 2023
Emmett and Fidelia Rogers, 1934-1983
WWI Army veteran Emmett Rogers grew up playing in the Rose Garden of the White House as a child. He and his wife Fidelia moved to Coronado in the 1930s…
Feb 9, 2023
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January 2023
Book Review: The Other Side of the Fence by Cynthia Hudgins
Reviewed by Robert Fikes, Jr., Librarian Emeritus, San Diego State University
Jan 18, 2023
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July 2022
The Marshall Family, Part I: The Long Road to Coronado
Civil War hero Edmund Marshall and wife Martha, both former slaves from Kentucky, followed E.S. Babcock to Coronado in 1887. They are the first…
Jul 8, 2022
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June 2022
A Slave in Paradise: Dora Jones and San Diego’s Civil Rights Trial of the Century
By Robert Fikes, Jr.
Jun 18, 2022
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April 2022
Solomon Johnson and the genesis of Coronado's Black Community
Solomon Johnson, co-Founder of San Diego's first black Church, was Coachman to Coronado Founder E.S. Babcock from 1883-1887, and was instrumental in the…
Apr 29, 2022
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Remembering Coronado Civil War Veteran and Buffalo Soldier, Amos Hudgins
Amos Hudgins, African American Veteran of the Civil War (1863-65), Buffalo Soldier with US Army's 10th Cavalry (1867-72), and San Diego and Coronado…
Apr 11, 2022
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March 2022
Coronado's Hidden African American History
A brief introduction to Coronado's forgotten African American history and the Crown City's pioneering African American families.
Mar 17, 2022
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February 2022
Earl Carlton Barlow
Coronado Honor Student, Musical Prodigy, Athlete, Trailblazer. At age 19, Earl Barlow became the first African American member of the San Diego…
Feb 26, 2022
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