Wherever There's a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California
ISBN-13:
9781597141147
ISBN-10:
1597141143
Edition:
Original
Author:
Elaine Elinson
Publication date:
2009
Publisher:
Heyday
Format:
Paperback
512 pages
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ISBN-13:
9781597141147
ISBN-10:
1597141143
Edition:
Original
Author:
Elaine Elinson
Publication date:
2009
Publisher:
Heyday
Format:
Paperback
512 pages
Summary
Wherever There's a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California (ISBN-13: 9781597141147 and ISBN-10: 1597141143), written by authors
Elaine Elinson, was published by Heyday in 2009.
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Wherever There’s a Fight captures the sweeping story of how freedom and equality have grown in California, from the gold rush right up to the precarious post-9/11 era. The book tells the stories of the brave individuals who have stood up for their rights in the face of social hostility, physical violence, economic hardship, and political stonewalling. It connects the experiences of early Chinese immigrants subjected to discriminatory laws to those of professionals who challenged McCarthyism and those of people who have fought to gain equal rights in California schools: people of color, people with disabilities, and people standing up for their religious freedom. The authors bring a special focus to the World War II internment of Japanese Americans, focusing on the infamous Korematsu case, which was foreshadowed by a century of civil liberties violations and reverberates in more recent times—regrettably, even today in the Patriot Act. And they follow the ongoing struggles for workers’ rights and same-sex marriage. State and federal constitutions spell out many liberties and rights, but it is the people who challenge prejudice and discrimination that transform those lofty ideals into practical realities. Wherever There’s a Fight paints vivid portraits of these people and brings to light their often hidden stories.
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