MARIN CITY, Calif. -- Located nearby Sausalito, you'll discover the unincorporated community of Marin City, a place steeped in World War II shipyard history. When visitors drive down Donahue Street and Drake Avenue, they will be welcomed by colorful, commemorative banners.

"These banners highlight the Black shipyard workers. This story focuses on the Black lives," Marin City Historical and Preservation Society Founder Feleica Gaston states, "they each have their own story. "

Marin City, established during World War II, housed all the migrating Marinship workers.

"Everybody was coming out here. They left the Jim Crow South. They wanted to make more money. They wanted to build a new life for themselves," Gaston explains, "They were determined. They were resilient. At one point, there wer

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