The Fillmore District, also called The Fillmore, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California known for its rich African-American history, and its (mostly successful) housing rights struggle against using the law of eminent domain to unilaterally enforce an urban development project and the eviction of residents. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Jump to: navigation, search African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply blacks are an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

In the 1800's, the Fillmore was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. Vegetable farms surrounded the area around Fillmore street. Japanese immigrants and their families began to settle in San Francisco, some in the Fillmore. After the 1906 earthquake, more Japanese immigrant families moved to the Fillmore and the Western Addition, a twin neighborhood to the Fillmore. These neighborhoods continued to attract immigrants throughout the century. San Francisco City Hall, April 20, 1906 The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake at San Francisco, California on the early morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906. ...

In 1942, during World War II, President Roosevelt signed an executive order to relocate all people of Japanese origin to internment camps. The vacant homes in the Fillmore attracted African-American industrial workers, musicians, and artists. Soon, many nighclubs were opened, bringing many major musical icons to the neighborhood, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... The word internment is generally used to refer to the imprisonment or confinement of people, generally in prison camps or prisons, without due process of law and a trial. ... Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella, was one of the most important jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, and the National Medal of Art presented by President Reagan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 For the Canadian broadcaster known professionally as Billie Holiday, see Billie Holiday (broadcaster). ...

As the other longtime residents, mainly Jews and whites, began to leave the neighborhood into the developing suburbs, the Fillmore became a predominantly African-American community.

President Harry S. Truman signed the Housing Act in 1949, encouraging the renewal of neighbourhoods in the city, most of whose residents were predominantly low-income and non-white.

Also the home of the famous rapper, Andre Nickatina. Andre Nickatina (a. ...