Founded businesses on the east side of town. The 1800s before the emancipation proclamation, it was against the law for africanamericans to be educated. After the emancipation proclamation, schools started opening everywhere. She opened one to educate young africanamericans. This family came to mobile from virginia so they were never slaves. They were somewhat elite because they had a big home in the city. And 1890, most africanamericans had shotgun homes unfortunately. That was just the way it was. They had a lot of friends, people like booker t. Washington, George Washington f. Owens and a a. N. Johnson, who was an entrepreneur. Those guys would go fishing. Because of that relationship, a lot of her students got to go to Tuskegee University in the 1900s and on, which meant that when they graduated they became entrepreneurs, teachers, business people, and very successful throughout the country. That relationship was a great bond that they had during that time. The funeral home closed
Finley took us from the sleeve market to lafayette africatown from the ship close clotilda. We pick up after the civil war with mr. Lawyer finley speaking about how african businesses flourished. They originally open in the 18 eighties and they built this building in the 19 hundreds. But the real story is mrs. Allen. She started a private school directly behind us in the 18 eighties. It was called joseph fiend allen institute. Again, in 18 hundreds it was against the law for African Americans to be educated. After the emancipation proclamation, shoot School Started opening everywhere. She opened one to educate young African Americans. But this family actually came to mobile from virginia, so they were never slaves. They were free. They were somewhat elite, because they had a big home yuck. They had a big home in the city. In the 18 eighties and nineties most African Americans had shotgun homes. Unfortunately, that was the way it was. They had a lot of friends, and some of the friends w
President johnson mr. Garland, senator brewster, senator tydings, members of the congressional delegation, members of the faculty of johns hopkins, student body, my fellow americans. Last week, last week 17 nations sent their views to some two dozen countries having an interest in Southeast Asia. We are joining those 17 countries and stating our american policy tonight which we believe will contribute toward peace in this area of the world. I have come here to review once again with my own people the views of the american government. Tonight americans and asians are dying for a world where each people may choose its own path to change. This is the principle for which our ancestors fought in the valleys of pennsylvania. It is the principle for which our sons fight tonight in the jungles of vietnam. Vietnam is far away from this quiet campus. We have no territory there, nor do we seek any. The war is dirty and brutal and difficult. And some 400 young men, born into an america that is bur
People hospitalized. If you would like more information, specifically around the people who have been diagnosed as it relates to their race, ethnicity, zip code or any other data, please check out datasf. Org covid19 for more information. We update that tracker everyday by 9 00 a. M. Today, i just want to start by again thanking you all here in San Francisco for your cooperation. I know that it has not been easy. Weve imposed restrictions to your lives that have made things not only very difficult for you, but difficult for your family. Sometimes difficult for not just your physical wellbeing, but also your mental wellbeing. We have tried to make sure that in this process as we are trying to protect Public Health, we dont create an even worse problem with a number of those sorts of challenges rette relato Mental Health, related to Economic Health of your household or those other matters. It is, then, probably, im sure for some of the most challenging time of your lives. Executive knoi
I am laura shepard, director of events and im pleased to welcome you to our author event for comers new book grothman. In conversation with San Francisco columnist, we are pleased to have them here for the first time. I would like to find out how many of you have been to the Mechanics Institute before and how many are new . Please come back and we will give you a free tour of the library and show you the Incredible Library on the second and third floors. The International Chess club is down the hallway and we will tell you about our history. We were founded in 1854 and at the Mechanics Institute we have ongoing author events like this one, the International Chess club with their ongoing lectures and tournaments and book clubs and writers groups and on friday nights, we hope you will join us for all our cultural events. I would like to introduce our guest Roland De Wolk, an Investigative Reporter in print, broadcast and online journalism and a historian university adjunct and author. Du