Reclaiming Russell City: Uncovering History, Addressing Injustices, and Envisioning a Future of Restoration
Kerby Lynch, PhD
Aisha Canfield, MPP
Ceres Policy Research
Attachment VI
Community Survey Insights
• Instrument Development Process:
– June 2023 Steering Committee Retreat
– July 2023 Steering Committee Meeting
• Outreach and Collection Process: Word of Mouth, RC
Reunion Picnic, Listserv, Online and Phone Surveys,
plus Mail-In Options
• Purpose of the Survey: To share key findings and
illustrate the current sentiments and desires of the
Russell City community and its descendants for
reparative justice.
• The sample size for the Russell City Community Survey was 377 respondents.
Visualization of Impacts
Word Cloud of Community Priorities
for Reparative Justice
Sentiments on
Reparations and Initiatives
– "Highly publicized acknowledgement of wrongdoing.”
– "Permanent Historical physical accounting by Russell City Residents and Descendants about what happened, how it affected them and/or their families and what they feel the solution would be to prevent a reoccurrence of this travesty in Hayward.”
– "Create a Community development fund; create a dedicated fund to support & develop minority-owned businesses; legal initiatives, support state legislation to address broader injustices like environmental racism and forced relocations.”
– "Have a Russell City Day in Hayward including schools to teach children re Russell City.”
– "Return the naming of streets to their original names when Russell City existed.”
– "Designate an area, i.e., commemorative gate and list the family names of those who were forced out of Russell City."