BLACK HISTORY And MULTI-CULTURAL HERITAGE CELEBRATION
BLACK HISTORY DAY CELEBRATION! Celebrated every February!
CAPAY VALLEY HAS A HISTORY OF INCLUSION
Never a "slave state," California also did not encourage Blacks to settle here, but things were different in the Capay Valley.
Once early Blacks like the Green Berry Logan family in Guinda and Basil Campbell north of Esparto were able to settle and begin farming, their families grew and others followed them west.
Our schools were never segregated, as can be seen in the early pictures taken at the many small 1-to-2-room country schools in the area.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN PIONEERS
Capay Valley's African-American pioneer history began in the 1850s with Basil Campbell and is covered extensively in many of our quarterly Journal volumes published to date.
EVENT HELD EVERY FEBRUARY
Learn about our unique, inclusive history by attending Black History/Multi-Cultural Day every February at the historic Guinda Grange Hall.
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Photos of Past Events
