List: Black History Month | Curated by David Sackman | Medium

Feb 23, 2025

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Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month with thought-provoking stories about Black History, with an emphasis on California.

David Sackman

Thoughts on Martin Luther King Day 2022

In life, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was too often cast as either a saint or a devil. This tendency has grown since his murder, so that…

Jan 18, 2022

Thoughts on Martin Luther King Day 2022

Jan 18, 2022

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The Black Amazon Queen Who Gave Her Name to California

Calafia is a myth, but she’s an icon of Native power

Feb 22, 2021

Feb 22, 2021

David Sackman

Archy Lee: The Rodney King of Gold Rush California

In March 1991, California and the world were transfixed by the video of Rodney King being brutally beaten by Los Angeles Police Department…

Jan 6, 2021

Archy Lee: The Rodney King of Gold Rush California

Jan 6, 2021

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David Sackman

Before Brown, There Was James

The Struggle to End “Separate But Equal”

Feb 19, 2021

Before Brown, There Was James

Feb 19, 2021

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