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20th Anniversary Edition
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Come to the Water: Infusing African-American heritage into classrooms June 28-July 19
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History Through Mystery
The hot new novel that describes the 14-year period between the 1906 earthquake and the expulsion from the Barbary Coast in 1921 is embedded with the origin of jazz, based on the JazzGenesis: San Francisco and the Birth of Jazz exhibition by John William Templeton. Featured at the Mechanics Institute for National Novel Writing Month and by the African-American Center of the S.F. Main Library.
10th Anniversary Edition
Come to the Water: Sharing the Rich Black Experience in San Francisco is jam-packed with primary sources and artifacts on San Francisco history decade by decade from 1770 to the present, complete with details on 400 historic structures still extant, and block by block addresses of black settlement patterns in neighborhoods around the county. Plus there's a current roster of black-owned restaurants and other tourism-related businesses. A six week class Come to the Water begins Jan. 18 at the S.F. Main Library
