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As a California State Assemblyman, Dymally introduced legislation to mandate the inclusion of Black history in California textbooks. The legislation was later expanded to include the history of other people from races and ethnicities. The fight for…

In this typed letter from an incarcerated person in the Chino prison facility, the author states that he was tried on seven counts and found guilty on three accounts. He indicated that the count he was convicted on was not relative to his case. He…

In a letter to Dymally, an incarcerated person writes that he was encouraged to contact Dymally after reading about his work in higher education in a publication made available within the prison. He asks about obtaining a higher education in order to…

In a 30 November 1973 letter, the author states that he is writing to Dymally to inform him about what is going on in Watts, CA, and the harassment of the Black and Latino community by the LASD and Highway Patrol. The author says that law enforcement…

On February 22nd, 1990, the author sent this letter to Congressman Dymally and the Watch Commander of Compton Police to call attention to a recent event involving her daughter. As the letter states, “[her daughter] was attempting to drop her…

Incarcerated persons, write to Senator Mervyn Dymally, asking him to take action and investigate the "funny death," of Fred Billingsley caused by correctional officers, and unprofessional practices of correctional officers across the state. The…

Speaks on the fears of being Asian in Alhambra (a predominantly Asian city) during the pandemic, due to national and local racist slurs against the Asian community.

Many students participated in efforts to distribute food and supplies to those in their communities who needed them most.

Cover of Naomi Replansky book of poems.

Hand written inscription dedicated to McGrath.