Emmanuel Quivers, pioneer of Stockton, arrived in California in 1849. A man held in great esteem, a trailblazer in the fight for equality and a notable speaker. Grandson of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and nephew to a President. #TBThursday #BlackHistoryMonth 1/5 
Known for his rousing speeches, he used his prominence to speak out against testimony laws and fight for the right for his children to attend public schools. In 1877 the school board abolished school segregation in Stockton and his eldest began school. #BlackHistoryMonth 2/5
Quoted in an 1873 San Francisco Chronicle article “Sayings of Great Men” he stated, “If I only had the privileges equal to my cheek, I’d a been in Congress long ago.” He passed at the age of 65 in 1879. #BlackHistoryMonth 3/5
His decendants would build on his success, owning a significant plot of farm land off Waterloo Road, visibly marked on the City of Stockton Compton Map of 1894 (on display in the City Clerk's Office). #BlackHistoryMonth 4/5
Source works and for more information:
The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States by William Loren Katz
Freedom's Jubilee An African American Journey Exhibit 14
databases.charlescity.org/freedom/exhibi… 5/5
The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States by William Loren Katz
Freedom's Jubilee An African American Journey Exhibit 14
databases.charlescity.org/freedom/exhibi… 5/5
