Elaine Elinson

Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi present and sign Wherever There's a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in CaliforniaWherever 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 often hidden stories of brave individuals who have stood up for thier rights in the face of social hostility, physical violence, economic hardship, and politcal 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.(Heyday)

ISBN: 9781597141147
Price: $24.95