This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by D.J. Waldie is an essayist, memoirist, translator and editor. He previously served as a ...

To see a future for California, look to the past. One hundred and seventy-five years ago, our state was the prize in an unjust war whose aim was to extend slavery beyond the plantations of the South ...

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A mosaic of the seal of the State of California in the ferry building in San Francisco. (Public domain photo) To see a future for California, look to the past. One hundred and seventy-five years ago, ...