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Cruise the Bay on african-american freedom trail
Led by the expert on African-American history in the West
Take a 90-minute cruise through black maritime history in the Pacific led by John William Templeton, author of Come to the Water: Sharing the Rich Black Experience in San Francisco aboard the Red and White Fleet from Pier 43 1/2 at Fisherman's Wharf., here with Amiroo Songhoy Al Hajj Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga, direct descendant of Askia Muhammad. Templeton is subject matter expert on African-American history in the West for S.F. Maritime, Presidio, Alcatraz National Parks and National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Know that you belong in this international tourist spot.
Memories for a lifetime
See the history with the same freedom of the great black mariners of the past 500 years from the trailhead of the California African-American Freedom Trail
If you thought you knew the history
Templeton is subject matter expert for the S.F. Maritime, Alcatraz and Presidio National Parks and featured historian on Black Rock: Blacks on Alcatraz documentary. It will change your whole perspective on American history.
Outstanding Pioneers
Wanadu Aroo John William Templeton
The creator of the California African-American Freedom Trail is also the history advisor to the Amiru Songhoy, the traditional ruler for the homeland of 75 percent of African-Americans. Editor of the four-volume Our Roots Run Deep: the Black Experience in California and Road to Ratification: How 27 States Faced the Most Challenging Issue in American History, he is a subject matter expert for the National Park Service.