An African American man named Fred Coleman was the first to discover gold in the hills of Julian. The stories of many African Americans have been buried in this shuffle. Chuck Ambers has made it his mission to tell the world some of those stories. Historically speaking After 28 years of teaching in public schools, Ambers decided he wanted to tell the story of the African Diaspora from a historical perspective. Three and a half years ago, he opened the doors of Casa del Rey Moro Museum in Old Town, with the idea of documenting African, African Spanish and African American history.
Ambers offers tours of the museum, telling stories based on years of research.
The Casa del Rey Moro is one of San Diego's best reference points for African American history. Not only does the museum tell local stories, it places them in the larger context of world history.