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Alison Rose Jefferson

@alisonrosejeff1

I am a publicly engaged historian and writer interested in the history of California, the U.S. and the black experience globally.

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Join me on Sun. Oct. 20, 7.00 PM for the Venice Heritage Museum's 3rd Annual Film Festival. Share this info with a friend. BUY YOUR TICKETS here -- eventbrite.com/e/venice-herit…

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Check out the findings that Philip S.Hart and I uncovered in our Long Beach Airport commissioned essay which includes stories of lesser-known aviation pioneers.

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GREAT MIGRATIONS: A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE is a brand new history series - premiering Tu, Jan 28 at 9/8c on PBS!  tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st centuries and how it reshaped American culture. Honored to be a part of it! instagram.com/reel/DA4aOOVPJ…

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Join me, Alison Rose Jefferson, at my presentation on African Americans & SoCal Beaches at the Archives Bazaar at USC LA, Sat. Oct. 19 2-3 PM. instagram.com/p/DBCa3jeT5dL/…

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It is Nat'l Aviation Month. Check out what Philip S. Hart and I (Alison Rose Jefferson) wrote for the 100th anniv celebration of the Long Beach Airport and SoCA's launch of the aviation and aerospace industries. See info on people of color who contributed: longbeach.gov/lgb/about-us/1…

It is Nat'l Aviation Month. Check out what Philip S. Hart and I (Alison Rose Jefferson) wrote for the 100th anniv celebration of the Long Beach Airport and SoCA's launch of the aviation and aerospace industries. See info on people of color who contributed: longbeach.gov/lgb/about-us/1…
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Ola Mildred “Millie” Rexroat was the only Native American woman to serve as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Millie earned her pilot’s license, flew missions, served in the Korean War and worked as an air traffic controller for the FAA! #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Ola Mildred “Millie” Rexroat was the only Native American woman to serve as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Millie earned her pilot’s license, flew missions, served in the Korean War and worked as an air traffic controller for the FAA! #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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Read more about amazing women in aeronautics in our Historic Report that I (Alison Rose Jefferson) and Phil S. Hart produced for the Long Beach Airport 100th anniv: longbeach.gov/lgb/about-us/1…

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Honored to participate in the Black History Month program sponsored by Curren Price at the City Council mtg on Fri, Feb 14, 2025. I spoke about the contributions of African Americans of the Great Migration who shaped the City of Angels. youtube.com/watch?v=V8TQpD…

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Join me in the conversation to develop actions we can take in the fight for Black history, racial justice and democracy! Check out the Freedom to Learn 2025 National Week of Action event, Wed. April 30, 2025. eventbrite.com/e/under-the-bl…

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Join me and the Venice Heritage Museum for great music on Sat. May 10, 2025. Keep heritage alive! eventbrite.com/e/venice-vibra…

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For your consideration to participate, here is a Call for Contributors for the African Americans and the National Park Service, 1872 -1965 Study Project which is a collaboration of the NPS and ASALH. Please share widely to your network. asalh.org/asalh-nps-coll…

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For your consideration to participate, here is a Call for Contributors for the African Americans and the National Park Service, 1872 -1965 Study Project which is a collaboration of the NPS and ASALH. Please share widely to your network.

For your consideration to participate, here is a Call for Contributors for the African Americans and the National Park Service, 1872 -1965 Study Project which is a collaboration of the NPS and ASALH. Please share widely to your network.
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Clawing back public media funding would rip vital services out of our communities – early education, local journalism, emergency alerts, and local connection. Urge your Senators to vote NO Protect My Public Media: bit.ly/3YMxiXB #ProtectMyPublicMedia

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Roubaix, France...Artist Judith de Leeuw describes her work as a reminder 'of what freedom should be.' I am intellectually weeping regularly at the craziness and disenfranchisement our society that is going on right now. latimes.com/world-nation/s…