By Jacqueline Scholten |Staff Writer| Black History month is a month of pride for San Bernardino as we celebrate one of our first African American settlers who gained freedom in California. Former slave Lizzy Flake Rowan played a major role in San Bernardino’s early history, according to San Bernardino’s Historical and Pioneer Society. In 1851, 26 black slaves left Salt Lake City, Utah and traveled to southern California to settle a new colony with 437 Mormons. The city they settled eventually became San Bernardino. All 26 of the slaves became free when they reached the California state line. "Some of them were a bit wary of this freedom, afraid that their new status on the … [Read more...] about A look into Black History in San Bernardino