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...Foreword As we celebrate San Antonio's 30011, Tricentennial Anniversary, A Guide To Black
San Antonio, Volume II
invites you to visit the City's African American
community, their rich history and their many contributions that have significantly impacted San Antonio's growth and progress. This edition preserves and records the journey of one of the city's most extraordinary communities. We pick up when we last visited the community 3 decades ago during the City's Sesquicentennial Celebration 1987. At that time A Guide to Black San Antonio was a commemorative publication that provided a comprehensive view of the Eastside community and it's the many facets of its. We explore a confluence of activities and principals the community has upheld over the years in maintaining family, work and community. It's an interesting journey that delves deep into the strong inner layers that have kept it standing for generations. The ties that continue to drive the community and the many interesting things we can learn about their contributions to our local progress and development. The work of each generation honors its place alongside San Antonio's 300 years of history.
