Preserving Black History in San Diego
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Genealogist and public historian Yvette Porter Moore of discusses researching and archiving Black history in San Diego. Despite its emergence as a top 10 city in the nation, San Diego's Black population has historically been smaller than in other large metropolitan areas. There were the early pioneers, entrepreneurs, and military folks, but also the social justice activists who challenged the status quo. And how does the presence since the 1990s of a growing East African community and recent Haitian migrants contribute to the history of Black San Diego?
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San Diego Central Public Library
San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common, opened its doors to a new building, a 497,654 square feet on September 28, 2013. The New facility has over 400 computer devices, 22 study rooms, a charter high school, 3D printer (maker lab), auditorium, teen center, homework center, Veteran’s Resource Center, art gallery, rare book room, children’s library, café and much more. The San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common is the heart of the City of San Diego Public Library system, and a major cultural and recreational facility that provides a wide variety of services to San Diego residents and the 35-branch library system. The San Diego Public Library collection consists of • More than 5.3 million books, including e-books, and audio-visual materials • 3,138 periodical subscriptions • 1.6 million government documents; and • More than 265,295 books in 25 languages other than English