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Gay Rights Opposed, the Failed Light Rail, the New Ellis Island, and Saving the Fox: Fullerton in 1999
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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Republicans Still Dominate Local Politics, Affordable Housing Falls on Faith Community, Saving Coyote Hills, Residents Win Against ConAgra, and Observer Editor Ralph Kennedy Dies: Fullerton in 1998
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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(Un)affordable Housing, Campaign Finance Fail, a Mural Restored: Fullerton in 1997
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County (including Fullerton) was dominated by…
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When Republicans Ruled: Fullerton in 1996
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton Observer newspaper was formed in 1978 by Ralph and Natalie Kennedy and friends to provide a more progressive counterbalance to the more conservative Fullerton News-Tribune and Orange County Register. Back then, Orange County…
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World War II, Post-War Growth, and Civil Rights Gains: Fullerton in the 1940s
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…
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Mendez v. Westminster: School Desegregation and Mexican American Rights: a Book Report
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. As part of my research into Fullerton history, I like to read books about local and California history to help give broader context for what was happening here. I just finished reading a book called…
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The Cold War, Industrial Growth, and the Rise of Suburbia: Fullerton in 1955
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…
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Fullerton in 1954
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…
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Fullerton in 1953
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…
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Doss v. Bernal: Fighting Housing Segregation in Fullerton
The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Today, when Americans think about the term “segregation” they are probably thinking about the South–where segregation was loudly and publicly enforced until it became officially illegal (though unofficially still practiced) through various court cases and…
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