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Fillmore District — Harlem of the West
San Francisco's Fillmore District became the 'Harlem of the West' during and after World War II, when tens of thousands of Black workers migrated to the Bay Area for wartime shipyard jobs. With Japanese American residents removed to internment camps, Black families filled the Fillmore, building a vibrant jazz and blues corridor with over 30 nightclubs. Urban renewal in the 1960s–70s devastated the district, displacing thousands of Black residents in what many call 'Negro removal.'
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The myth this site refutes: that African American cultural production was derivative. Jazz, blues, and hip-hop are among America's only original art forms.
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Before & After This Era
← Before · Jim Crow
→ After · Civil Rights Movement
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"Shared theme: Music and Arts & Black Business"
"Shared theme: Music and Arts & Black Business"
"Shared theme: Music and Arts & Black Business"