Judge Benjamin Hayes knew the eyes of Los Angeles were on him. In January 1856, the hard-living judge presided over a hearing that would rock Los Angeles, a dusty, dangerous pueblo of approximately 4,000 souls. Out of the hearing would emerge Biddy Mason, a formerly enslaved woman who would become one of the most important and one of the wealthiest landowners, midwives and philanthropists in early-American Los Angeles.
Mason was so beloved that people in need would line up in front of her house on First Street, eager for Aunt Biddy s assistance, which she always gave until she grew too old and infirm. She showed people what could happen when they were free and could set their own destiny, says Jackie Broxton, executive director of the Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation.
UCSF makes about-face to save New Deal-era murals from destruction
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One of the beginning murals in the series of medical history in California painted by artist Bernard Zakheim in Toland Hall at UCSF Parnassus campus in San Francisco, California on Friday, February 27, 2015.Liz Hafalia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The U.S. government paid for these 1938 frescoes by artist Bernard Zakheim.Liz Hafalia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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An overview of the 10-panel “History of Medicine in California” muralsCourtesy ARG/CSShow MoreShow Less
In a surprising reversal, UCSF announced that it will save and store a famous New Deal-era series of murals inside a medical school building scheduled for demolition in 2022.
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heal communities after two decades of continuous warfare. i don t like to fight ifill: ray suarez talks to m lahood, back in the u.s. after he and several other americans were detained in egypt. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: super tuesday came and went and the republican presidential race carried on today with no end in sight. instead, the most of the candidates returned to campaigning across the country. in winning six states, mitt romney still failed to
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