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In a 19 November 1974 letter written by a group of "Black and Chicano Prisoners," at Folsom State Prison, the authors congratulate Dymally on being elected as Lt. Governor, and adds that as Chicano and Black people first, as citizens of CA second,…

During the Gulf War (Aug 2, 1990 – Feb 28, 1991) hate crimes against Arab Americans increased, and the FBI questioned Arab Americans. This resolution put forth by Dymally in 1991 sought to curb baseless interrogation by the FBI, while increasing…

Linda H. Bauer wrote to Senator Mervyn Dymally regarding the hunger crisis that occurred in Africa, from 1983 through 1985, Ethiopia Famine was one of the worst events to ever occur because of chronic drought. Bauer asked Senator Dymally and other…

Senator Anthony C. Beileson, left, recieved a warm handshake from Dr. Martin Luther King at Anaheim in March 1968 at the CDC convention endorsment from the democratic U.S. Senate primary. Looking on is Senator Mervyn M. Dymally, who brought Dr. King…

Senator Dymally writes to the director of the DMV about their recent approval of racial slurs on personalized license plates. Dymally encourages the director to remove these slurs from personalized licenses as they offend the Japanese American…

Dymally uses strong language to implore the CSU board to stop using xenophobic excuses and heed the call of “the largest minority in California,” to rename a building at Cal State LA in honor of the Mexican Revolutionary, Emiliano Zapata.…

Dymally suggests in this reply to a constituent, that they may misunderstand the workings of the Senate Bill 242. He explains the Bill is going to help children who are experiencing an ineffective school system. He gets personal with her and mentions…

In this letter, Dymally defends his reputation and disputes his involvement in a private company gaining a public health plan for Medi-Cal recipients. Dymally faced harassment in the form of unsubstantiated claims of corruption and supposedly…

While Governor of California, Ronald Regan’s efforts to defund the newly enacted state Medicaid Program, Medi-Cal, were largely defeated. His efforts were either blocked by the democratic speaker Jess Unruh or by the courts. Regan was able to reach…

In this letter, Dymally replies to the concerns of a constituent, who is a medical doctor, about welfare recipients who discriminate in their choice of doctors. Dymally asserts that many black people, after lifetimes of constant rejection by racists,…