A question posed by Carolyn Hoskins' grandson 25 years ago has inspired the creation of the Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center, which has found a temporary home in Redwood City.
Read MoreRemembering Black pioneers of the Peninsula and Santa Clara County with historian Jan Batiste Adkins
“The most important thing we can do is to document our history.” A Stanford staff photo of Sam McDonald on campus (date unknown). McDonald worked a variety of jobs on the Stanford campus, eventually becoming the superintendent of the school’s athletic grounds, effectively making him the first African-American administrator at an American university. McDonald would later be known for his preservation of the land in La Honda that is now Sam ...
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