This film is the second of a three-part examination of Sacramento's role in the national fight for fair housing.
DESEGREGATING SACRAMENTO is produced for the Center for Sacramento History using footage and material from their own collections. It is part of the Center's film series that explores the history of systemic racism in the Sacramento region in order to provide a historical context for the issues that affect our community today. Part One highlighted Sacramento's efforts to end discrimination in housing supported by public funds.
In Part Two, Sacramento is again at the center of the struggle - this time in the long fight to end racial discrimination in the sale and rental of private homes and apartments across the United States. Featured in the film are urban sociologist Dr. Jesus Hernandez, author of "Race and Place in Sacramento," and historian Clarence Caesar, author of "A Historical Overview of the Development of Sacramento's Black Community, 1850-1983." Longtime Sacramentans Macia Fuller and Marian Uchida also provide context by sharing personal stories in the fight for fair housing.
DESEGREGATING SACRAMENTO : A Fight for Fair Housing
Produced by: Chris Lango
Senior Archivist: Kim Hayden
Archivist: Nicholas Piontek
Film Technician: Chad E. Williams
Video & Drone Services: Steve Davis Media Services
Support Provided by: California Revealed Executive Producer: Marcia Eymann, City Historian
Historical Advisors: Dr. Lorena V. Márquez, Professor, Department of Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis; Dr. Milmon Harrison, Professor of African American Studies, UC Davis; Clarence Caesar, Retired Historian, State of California.
Special Thanks: Clarence Caesar, Dr. Jesus Hernandez, Macia & Paul Fuller, Marian Uchida, Nathaniel Colley Civil Rights Coalition. #sacramentohistory #blackhistorymonth #civilrights