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In MemoriaL:
former board member
waymon olivier
passed away
Thursday, august 19, 2010 |
Facts about San Francisco
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San Francisco Population: 808,976 in 2008
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Size: 46.69 square miles
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City Flower: Dahlia
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San Francisco was incorporated as a City on April 15, 1850
The African American population of San Francisco was estimated at 6.2 percent or 49,868 in 2008, according to the census. Nationally, African Americans make up 12.1 percent of the population. |
View Part of The 2010 Kickoff |
Originally founded in 1955, The Historical Society was incorporated in 1963 as the San Francisco Negro Historical and Cultural Society. In 1970 it was incorporated as the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society with the following purposes: |
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- To promote an understanding of the role people of African descent have played in world history.
- To collect a library of material depicting and recording the contributions made by people of African descent to world history and culture.
- To make available the Society’s materials and knowledge concerning people of African descent to all who may benefit by such information.
- To establish and maintain an African American cultural center in San Francisco.
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Our Location
762 Fulton Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Tel: 415 292-6172
Fax: 415 440-4231
info@sfaahcs.org
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