Exhibit on Black La Jolla
Posted on | April 20, 2009 | No Comments
(So interesting. Thanks, Cristin, for sending the link.)
UCSD Arts Library exhibit sheds light on La Jolla’s historic, little-known black community
January 26, 2009 – The community of La Jolla is renowned for its stunning coastal beauty, its village charm, and the high price of its ocean-view real estate. But, a little-known chapter in La Jolla’s storied past is the fact that the seaside burg was once home to a bustling and vital African-American community that grew to almost 500 residents between 1920 and 1945, second only to Logan Heights in the number of black households.
The exhibit, Hidden Faces of La Jolla: Portraits of Black San Diegans, which documents this fascinating part of La Jolla’s history, will be on display Feb. 1-28 in the UCSD Arts Library, located on the west wing of the lower level of the Geisel Library Building on the UC San Diego campus. According to Cristin McVey, whose UCSD doctoral dissertation focused on the forgotten histories of San Diego’s early black communities, the black community of La Jolla circa 1920-1945 was a vibrant community that played an important role in the local economy.
To read more, go to http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/black-la-jolla-2009-01-26.html
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