Perspective: Black Americans have deep ties to the Pacific — but they’ve been erased
, who left Shreveport, La., for a job opportunity on the California coast. She was so determined to reach a shipyard in Marin City near San Francisco, that she rode a crowded train without a seat — sitting on her suitcase the entire trip.
The Pacific was not simply a source of employment for Black Americans. Many African Americans living along the Pacific Coast navigated racial bigotry and segregation to preserve connections to other forms of ocean culture and leisure activities, including fishing, pleasure boating and surfing..
Black histories like these are often absent both from popular understandings of Western history, as well as cultural representations of the Pacific Ocean and its beaches. But they are crucial to include, because this rich history is a living one — Black folks continue to live, work and play upon the Pacific. And including these stories in popular conceptions of the U.S.
To fully appreciate the true meaning of the Pacific for our past and future, it’s critical to recognize this ocean’s connections to the experiences of Black people.
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