Editor’s note: This column is part two of a four-part series commemorating the 2019 Black History Month theme, “Black Migrations” focused on Black migration to Alameda during the 20th century.
Rasheed Shabazz is a writer and West Alameda resident. He is currently writing a history of African Americans in Alameda, titled Alameda is our Home. To support his current oral history project, contribute to the Kickstarter at: bit.ly/rootedinalameda.