African Americans in the East San Francisco Bay Area
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The two counties that comprise the East Bay Area,
African Americans in Oakland, California
Migration and demographics
The African Americans arrived in Oakland en masse between 1940 and 1970 (which is called the
In 1980, Oakland, California had a 47% Black population (the 20th-century peak number); and by the 2010 census, Oakland had a 27% Black population due to out of state migration and other factors.[4][7] The Black population has declined since the 1980s, and since then the entire San Francisco Bay Area has experienced more affluent residents as a result of gentrification.[1] Some of the Black residents of Oakland have sought residence in other San Francisco Bay Area cities, such as Antioch and Pittsburg, California, and have moved to other states, largely seeking a lower cost of living. However some African immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Nigeria have taken up residence in the Bay Area.[when?]
Oakland, California culture
Oakland is home to Black rights organizations, such as the Black Panther Party (1966–1982).
Marcus Books was founded in 1960 in the Fillmore District of San Francisco as one of the country's first Black bookstores and oldest African American bookstore in the United States. It closed its San Francisco location in 2014 (with plans to return), and has a second location at 3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland.[9][10]
Many Black celebrities grew up in Oakland, such as
Social issues and violence
The
See also
References
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- U.S. Census Bureau. 2022.
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- ^ "Bay Area Census – City of Oakland – 1970–1990 Census data". BayAreaCensus.ca.gov.
- ABC 7 News.
- ^ Woo, David. "Marcus Books, the Nation's Oldest Black Bookstore". FoundSF.
- ^ Brown, Lynn (July 23, 2016). "Preserving the Soul of Black San Francisco". Ebony. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023.
- ^ Ostler, Scott (February 3, 2021). "Marshawn Lynch explains his 'unmatchable' love for Oakland, how he's giving back". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "MC Hammer And The Oakland A's". WBUR. June 13, 2015. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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- ^ "Protesters Mark Oscar Grant's Birthday". KTVU. February 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009.
- CBS San Francisco. June 28, 2011. Archived from the originalon July 4, 2011.