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Browsing Local History Articles by "Tracy L. Barnett"
Go for Broke: 442nd Regimental Combat Team, by
Tracy L. Barnett
Nobody has to tell Tom Goto he's a hero. Long ago, he gave away the official recognition of his bravery: ... [Read more]
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Joseph "Joe" Smallwood was an African-American pioneer of Santa Cruz County, who was instrumental in leading the civil rights movement in the days before the Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation.
Smallwood, a barber by trade, was born in Maryland on June 11, 1814 to parents who were ex-slaves, having been ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Joseph Smallwood by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow