{"product_id":"john-griders-century-african-americans-in-solano-napa-and-sonoma-counties-from-1845-to-1925-hardcover","title":"John Grider's Century: African Americans in Solano, Napa, and Sonoma Counties from 1845 to 1925 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon McGriff-Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon McGriff-Payne has spent the past three years of this first decade of the 21st Century mesmerized by African Americans from the 19th Century, especially the insistent voice of John Grider. Grider captured McGriff-Payne's imagination and guided her to mine largely neglected archives to unearth and compile the stories of African Americans in California's North Bay counties of Solano, Napa, and Sonoma from the 1840s through the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Grider, a former slave, Bear Flag veteran, and hardworking everyman has inspired McGriff-Payne's research. The indomitable Miss Delilah L. Beasley has also inspired the author. Her 1919 book, The Negro Trail Blazers of California, preserved the names and deeds of many of the North Bay's African American pioneers. John Grider's Century seeks to add those black voices to California's larger historical narrative, with the message, \"We were here!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Tell my story,\" Grider prompted. McGriff-Payne has attempted to fulfill that command and dedicates this volume to him and the other pioneers who founded schools, formed churches and civic organizations, advocated policy, built businesses, raised families and triumphed over daunting odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon McGriff-Payne is a storyteller and history sleuth. She has written for daily newspapers in New York, California, and Florida, and she has collaborated on articles highlighting the contributions of African Americans to California history. Sharon lives in Vallejo, California with her husband, Clarence Payne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44374884417587,"sku":"9781440160936","price":76.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/Bma-O8yI9U9781440160936.webp?v=1780242748","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/john-griders-century-african-americans-in-solano-napa-and-sonoma-counties-from-1845-to-1925-hardcover","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}