Copyright 1995 PhilReader. Reproduced with permission of the author. Photographs courtesy of PhilReader.
To Know My Name: A Chronological History of African
Americans in Santa Cruz County
By PhilReader
In Memoriam for Helen Weston
From her friends, The PhilReader family
PREFACE
Sailors of African ancestry were crew members aboard most of the vessels
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signed only by the initials G.T.: "We are 3,000 strong with physical features that are alike. Does
that make us think or do the things identically as the next person? Surely, we have minds of our
own."
The author also advised readers, "Belief and faith
