Yup. In addition, a large number of California’s African American population consists of descendants of the Second Great Migration from the South. Many Africa

Yup. In addition, a large number of California’s African American population consists of descendants of the Second Great Migration from the South. Many African Americans moved to California in the 1940s and 1950s for job opportunities. I am a third-generation Californian; I have one grandparent from Texas and three from Arkansas. My dad’s side of the family grew up in Bakersfield, where there is a very large population who migrated from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. My mom’s side didn’t settle in one place (my grandfather was in the military) but they spent a significant amount of time in San Luis Obispo County, Oakland, and Sacramento. We say “y’all” at home (but not in public) and we eat Southern food on special occasions.