Between 1864 and 1869, thousands of Chinese migrants toil at a grueling pace and in perilous working conditions to help construct America’s first transcontinental railroad.…
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Stories about the rights of the people of California
“The California Gold Rush was a “universal mass trespass that shortly created laws to legitimize itself.” — Wallace Stegner Some states are conceived in slavery.…
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On March 29, 1942, three months after America enters World War II, Lieutenant General John DeWitt issues Public Proclamation No. 4, which begins the forced…
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On Sunday, May 3, 1992, I’m asked by my dear friend Pastor John Bowie to address his congregation in South Los Angeles. The city is…
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Margaret “Maggie” Yee grows up dreaming of being a pilot like Amelia Earhart. She becomes one of only two Chinese American WASPs, serving in WWII.
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“For the first time in the history of this nation a political party has chosen a Negro woman for the second highest office in the…
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On October 24, 1884, Marietta Stow declares her candidacy for vice president of the United States on the Equal Rights Party ticket, during a speech…
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In 1961, José Sarria runs for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and becomes the first openly gay candidate to run for…
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Miriam Matthews, often referred to as the “Dean of Los Angeles Black History,” is the first African American librarian in California. She’s hired as a…
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Between January and April of 1858, Northern California is rocked by the “case of the decade” – a determination of whether Archy Lee is allowed…
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