Freedom, Liberation, and Justice Now On the beach, on the street and in the boutique window, social justice undertakings around the nation are actively using history to engage the public in critical...
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Rising Up: African American Sites of Conscience in Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica, CA
New energy has arisen to reclaim the important marginalized California ocean coastline history of African American places of enjoyment, freedom struggle and community and economic development sabotaged...
ARJ selected for a 2020 LACHS Award and the LA Times Festival of Books; Other News
The Los Angeles City Historical Society (LACHS) has selected me, Alison Rose Jefferson, as one of the individuals and organizations to be recognized in 2020 for exceptional contributions to the greater...
Another Step Forward for the Belmar History + Art Civic Commemoration Project
Since July 2019 I have been the project historian on the City of Santa Monica public history and art project to recognize the early African American settlement that was located in the Belmar neighborhood...
National Park Service approves Bay Street Beach Historic District Listing on the NRHP!
The Bay Street Beach Historic District was approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in June by the National Park Service. This site, has sometimes been called "the...
SHRC Approves!, Nick Gabaldón Day 2019 and Living the California Dream
Bay Street Beach Historic District Update The California State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) voted unanimously to recommend to the California State Historic Preservation Officer listing the Bay...
