Archive - The Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

Gus and Emma Thompson, Black Pioneers of Coronado and San Diego, 1886-1958

Gus and Emma Thompson's legacy of hard work, advocacy and generosity still resonates today.

Jun 15, 2022 •

Coronado Black History Project

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

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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 •

Coronado Black History Project

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