In this episode, we wrap the section on the Democratic Party in California in the 1850's.
Tamara Venit Shelton is associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College and author of Herbs and Roots: A History of Chinese Doctors in...
In the third episode in the series, we turn our focus to Democratic Party in California.
In this episode, we look at the fascinating life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, an African American woman who blazed trails in Californian politics.