The Valley Truck Farms was a predominantly Black community tucked into the Southeastern side of San Bernardino that grew from the 1930s to the 1970s. It was vibrant and full of life for almost a century. Now it is mostly gone.

• Mapping

Each Bird Song tells a little part of the story of our people and our journeys…back to this land where we are today.

• Educational Resources
• Exhibitions

And so- and these men were here, they did all the menial labor that had to be done. And a lot of us ended up marrying these guys and had children from them. I was one of them. I met my husband eating at my mother’s restaurant, and that was his downfall.

• Essays