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Civil Rights

Nov. 7, 2014

The seeds of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

As we celebrate this year the landmark 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, few realize that the seeds of that historic law were planted right here in California. By Elaine Elinson


By Elaine Elinson


As we celebrate this year the landmark 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the frighteningly familiar images of lunch-counter sit-ins, Bull Conner's snarling dogs, and the bold marchers in Selma and Washington, D.C. quickly come to mind.


But few realize that the seeds of that historic law were planted right here in California.


It's a story that dates back to the Civil War, and includes a wounded Union so...

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