University of California: Calisphere: Social Reform 1950s 1970s: Watts Rebellion

How do you create equality in education? Viewers examine the case University of California vs. Bakke to learn about the issues of affirmative action in the college admission process. They see how the case relates to the 14th Amendment...

Original photographs show everyday life in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

Images showing early California exploration and settlement dating from 1780s through the 1830s and describing the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions among pre-Columbian people of California.

From Primary source images and informational text learn about the natural and human-driven resources and land use in California and how they have contributed to the growth of California.

A collection of primary source materials and informational text that looks at law and order in the "wild west" of California, identifying changing ethnicity in a growing population seeking gold and other resources.

Images and informational text from which students explore the architecture, people and impact of California missions from 1780 to the present.

Primary source images and informational text highlight the diverse population found in mid 19th century California.

Collection of photos and drawings depicting early California elite and maps of land use from which students can learn about the transformation of the California economy and its political and cultural development in the 1800s.

A collection of primary source photos from 19th-century California which portray what everyday life was like during the California Gold Rush.

Primary source images depicting the rapid growth of small settlements into big cities as people continued to come to California from all over the world during the Gold Rush.